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