Richard J. Leon

Education

• College of the Holy CrossA.B., 1971
• Suffolk University Law SchoolJ.D., 1974
• Harvard Law SchoolLL.M., 1981

Career

Law clerk, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1974-1975; Law clerk, Hon. Thomas F. Kelleher, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1975-1976; Attorney, Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program, 1976-1977; Special assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Southern District of New York, 1977-1978; Assistant professor of law, St. John's University School of Law, 1979-1983; Senior trial attorney, Criminal Section, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1987; Deputy chief minority counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran, 1987-1988; Deputy assistant attorney general, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-1989; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1989-2002; Commissioner, White House Fellows Commission, 1990-1993; Chief minority counsel, October Surprise Ta

Biography

Richard J. Leon (born December 3, 1949) is an American jurist who serves as a senior United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He was appointed in 2002 by President George W. Bush and assumed senior status in 2016.

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