Owen, Richard Born 1922 in New York, NY Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Nominated by Richard M. Nixon on November 15, 1973, to a seat vacated by Edward C. McLean. Confirmed by the Senate on December 13, 1973, and received commission on December 19, 1973. Assumed senior status on September 30, 1989. Education: Dartmouth College, A.B., 1945 Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1950 Professional Career: U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1942-1945 Private practice, New York City, 1950-1953, 1958-1974 Assistant professor, New York Law School, 1951-1953 Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1953-1955 Special assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1954 Senior trial attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1955-1958 Associate counsel, New York State Commission on Alcoholic Beverage Laws, 1963-1964