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Richard J. Leon
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Senior status since December 31, 2016.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- September 10, 2001
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- January 24, 2002
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), February 7, 2002
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- February 14, 2002
- Commissioned
- February 19, 2002
- Senior status
- Since December 31, 2016
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1949, 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
- Law clerk, Massachusetts Superior Court, 1974-1975
- Law clerk, Hon. Thomas F. Kelleher, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1975-1976
- Attorney, Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program, 1976-1977
- Special assistant U.S. attorney, Civil Division, Southern District of New York, 1977-1978
- Assistant professor of law, St. John's University School of Law, 1979-1983
- Senior trial attorney, Criminal Section, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1987
- Deputy chief minority counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran, 1987-1988
- Deputy assistant attorney general, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-1989
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1989-2002
- Commissioner, White House Fellows Commission, 1990-1993
- Chief minority counsel, October Surprise Task Force, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs, 1992-1993
- Special counsel, Whitewater investigation, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs, 1994
- Adjunct professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1997-
- Special counsel, U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Reform Task Force, 1997
- Commissioner, Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control, 2000-2001
- Adjunct professor, George Washington University Law School, 2004-
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