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Stearns, Richard Gaylore
Born 1944 in Los Angeles, CA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Nominated by William J. Clinton on October 27, 1993, to a seat vacated by John Joseph McNaught. Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 1993, and received commission on November 24, 1993.
Education:
Stanford University, B.A., 1968
University of Oxford, Balliol College, M.Litt., political philosophy, 1971
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1976
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Nominated by William J. Clinton on October 27, 1993, to a seat vacated by John Joseph McNaught. Confirmed by the Senate on November 20, 1993, and received commission on November 24, 1993.
Education:
Stanford University, B.A., 1968
University of Oxford, Balliol College, M.Litt., political philosophy, 1971
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1976
Professional Career:
Special assistant, U.S. Sen. George McGovern of Massachusetts, 1972-1973
Speech writer, Lt. Gov. Thomas P. O'Neill III, Massachusetts, 1975-1976
Norfolk County [Massachusetts] District Attorney's Office, 1976-1982
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Massachusetts, 1982-1990
Associate justice, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1990-1993