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R[ichard] Barclay Surrick
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Senior status since February 1, 2011.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton
- Nominated
- April 11, 2000
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- May 10, 2000
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), May 18, 2000
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- May 24, 2000
- Commissioned
- June 5, 2000
- Senior status
- Since February 1, 2011
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1937, 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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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- 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
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