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Jane Richards Roth

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Senior status since May 31, 2006.

Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
Appointed by
George H.W. Bush
Nominated
May 16, 1991
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
June 20, 1991
Committee action
Reported (favorably), June 27, 1991
Senate vote
Voice vote, no count printed
Confirmed
June 27, 1991
Commissioned
July 2, 1991
Senior status
Since May 31, 2006
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1935, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Earlier federal judicial service

  1. Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Appointed by Ronald Reagan; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended July 22, 1991: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.

Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Typist and administrative assistant, Foreign Service, U.S. Department of State, 1956-1962; Tehran, Iran, 1957-1959; Salisbury, Rhodesia, 1960; Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 1960-1962
  • Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware, 1965-1985

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