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Surrick, R[ichard] Barclay
Born 1937 in Media, PA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by William J. Clinton on April 11, 2000, to a seat vacated by Lowell A. Reed, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 2000, and received commission on June 5, 2000. Assumed senior status on February 1, 2011.
Education:
Dickinson College, B.A., 1960
Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law), J.D., 1965
University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1982
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by William J. Clinton on April 11, 2000, to a seat vacated by Lowell A. Reed, Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on May 24, 2000, and received commission on June 5, 2000. Assumed senior status on February 1, 2011.
Education:
Dickinson College, B.A., 1960
Dickinson School of Law (now Penn State Dickinson Law), J.D., 1965
University of Virginia School of Law, LL.M., 1982
Professional Career:
Private practice, Pennsylvania, 1965-1977
Chief, Appellate Division, Office of the Public Defender, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1965-1974
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County [Pennsylvania], 1978-2000