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Richard Gary Taranto
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Richard Gary Taranto serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Mar 11, 2013 by a 91–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- Mar 11, 2013
- Senate vote
- 91–0
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1957
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal CircuitBarack Obama · Mar 11, 2013
Education
- Pomona CollegeB.A., 1977
- Yale Law SchoolJ.D., 1981
Career
Law clerk, Hon. Abraham Sofaer, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1981-1982; Law clerk, Hon. Robert Bork, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1982-1983; Law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 1983-1984; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1984-1986, 1989-2013; Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-1989
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