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Richard Joseph Sullivan
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Richard Joseph Sullivan serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Oct 11, 2018 by a 79–16 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- Oct 11, 2018
- Senate vote
- 79–16
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1964
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkGeorge W. Bush · Jun 28, 2007 – Oct 25, 2018
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second CircuitDonald J. Trump · Oct 11, 2018
Education
- College of William and MaryB.A., 1986
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1990
Career
Law clerk, Hon. David M. Ebel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1990-1991; Private practice, New York, 1991-1994; Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1994-2005; Deputy general counsel, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., New York City, 2005-2007; General counsel, Marsh, Inc., New York City, 2006-2007; Adjunct professor of law, Fordham University School of Law, 2008-2015; Adjunct professor of law, Columbia Law School, 2012-
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