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Julius Ness Richardson

Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Julius Ness Richardson serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed Aug 16, 2018 by a 81–8 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Donald J. Trump
Confirmed
Aug 16, 2018
Senate vote
81–8
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1976

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitDonald J. Trump · Aug 16, 2018

Education

  • Vanderbilt UniversityB.S., 1999
  • University of Chicago Law SchoolJ.D., 2003

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Richard A. Posner, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2003-2004; Law clerk, Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 2004-2005; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2006-2009; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 2009-2018; Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force, 2011-2015; deputy criminal chief, White Collar and General Crimes, 2015-2018; coordinator, National Security and Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council, 2017-2018

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