History of the Federal Judiciary


  Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
Wesley, Richard C.
Born 1949 in Canandaigua, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Nominated by George W. Bush on March 5, 2003, to a seat vacated by Pierre N. Leval. Confirmed by the Senate on June 11, 2003, and received commission on June 12, 2003.

Education:
State University of New York at Albany, B.A., 1971
Cornell University Law School, J.D., 1974

Professional Career:
Private practice, Pittsford, New York, 1974-1976
Private practice, Geneseo, New York, 1976-1987
Assistant counsel to minority, New York State Assembly, 1979-1982
Member, New York State Assembly, 1983-1987
Justice, Supreme Court for the Seventh Judicial District, New York, 1987-1994
Associate justice, New York Supreme Court Appellate Division Fourth Judicial Division, 1994-1996
Associate judge, New York Court of Appeals, 1997-2003

 

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