Richard G. Andrews
Richard G. Andrews | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware | |
| Assumed office November 7, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Joseph James Farnan, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1955 Manchester, England, U.K. |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Education | Haverford College (B.A.) UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D.) |
Richard Gibson Andrews (born December 22, 1955) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. He is a former Delaware state prosecutor and Assistant United States Attorney.
Early life and education
Andrews earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College in 1977 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1981.[1] From 1981 until 1982, Andrews served as a law clerk for Judge Collins J. Seitz on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.[1][2]
Professional career
From 1983 until 2006, Andrews worked as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Delaware.[1] In 2007, Andrews was chosen as state prosecutor for the state of Delaware.[1][2]
Federal judicial service
On May 11, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Andrews to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, to fill the vacancy created when Judge Joseph James Farnan, Jr. retired on July 31, 2010.[2] On September 8, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the Senate floor by voice vote. On November 3, 2011, the Senate confirmed Andrews by unanimous consent. He received his commission on November 7, 2011.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Press release (May 11, 2011). "President Obama Nominates Three for District Court Bench". Office of the White House Press Secretary. Retrieved June 14, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Andrews, Richard Gibson – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
External links
- Richard G. Andrews at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Richard G. Andrews at Ballotpedia
- 1955 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American lawyers
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Haverford College alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
- Lawyers from Manchester
- People from Wilmington, Delaware
- State attorneys
- United States Attorneys for the District of Delaware
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- 21st-century American judges
- UC Berkeley School of Law alumni
- British emigrants to the United States