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Richard Gaylore Stearns
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Richard Gaylore Stearns serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Nov 20, 1993. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Nov 20, 1993
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1944
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MassachusettsWilliam J. Clinton · Nov 20, 1993
Education
- Stanford UniversityB.A., 1968
- University of Oxford, Balliol CollegeM.Litt., political philosophy, 1971
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1976
Career
Special assistant, U.S. Sen. George McGovern ofMassachusetts, 1972-1973; Speech writer, Lt. Gov. Thomas P. O'Neill III, Massachusetts, 1975-1976; Norfolk County [Massachusetts] District Attorney's Office, 1976-1982; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1982-1990; Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1990-1993
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