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Richard Edward Neel Federico
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Richard Edward Neel Federico serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Dec 11, 2023 by a 61–29 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Dec 11, 2023
- Senate vote
- 61–29
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1977
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitJoseph R. Biden · Dec 11, 2023
Education
- Indiana UniversityB.A.J., 1999
- University of Kansas School of LawJ.D., 2002
- Georgetown University Law CenterLL.M., 2012
Career
U.S. Navy captain, JAG Corps, 2002-2024; active duty, 2002-2015; select reserves, 2015-2024 (retired); Trial counsel, Trial Service Office East, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, 2003-2005; U.S. Region Legal Service Office Europe and Southwest Asia, U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, 2005-2008; trial counsel, 2005-2006; director, military justice, 2006-2008; Defense counsel, Office of Military Commissions, Washington, D.C., 2008-2011; Executive officer, Navy Legal Service Office Southeast, Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida, 2012; Defense Service Office Southeast, Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida, 2012-2015; senior defense counsel, 2012-2013, 2014; officer in charge, 2013, 2014-2015; Assistant federal public defender, District of Oregon, 2015-2017; Appellate defense counsel, Navy Reserve Navy-Marine Corps Appellate Review Authority, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., 2015-2019; Office of the Federal Public Defender, District of Kansas, 2017-2023; research and writing specialist, 2017-2018; assistant federal public defender, 2018-2020; senior litigator, 2020-2023; Trial counsel, Navy Reserve Region Legal Service Office Southwest, Navy Base San Diego, California, 2020-2022
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