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Priscilla Richman

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Active service.

Confirmed 56 to 43Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
George W. Bush
Nominated
February 14, 2005
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
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Committee action
Reported (favorably), April 21, 2005
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 56 to 43
Confirmed
May 25, 2005
Commissioned
June 3, 2005
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1954, 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, Houston, Texas, 1978-1994
  • Justice, Supreme Court of Texas, 1995-2005
  • Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2019-2024

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