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Richard W. Roberts
Senior judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Richard W. Roberts serves on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by William J. Clinton and confirmed Jun 5, 1998. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Confirmed
- Jun 5, 1998
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1953
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaWilliam J. Clinton · Jun 5, 1998
Education
- Vassar CollegeA.B., 1974
- School for International Training (now SIT Graduate Institute)M.I.A., 1975
- Columbia Law SchoolJ.D., 1978
Career
Trial attorney, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1982; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1982-1986; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1986-1988; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1988-1995; principal assistant U.S. attorney, 1993-1995; Chief, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-1998; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2013-2016
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