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Julius Ness Richardson
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 81 to 8Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- May 7, 2018
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- June 20, 2018
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), July 19, 2018
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 81 to 8
- Confirmed
- August 16, 2018
- Commissioned
- August 20, 2018
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1976, 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, Hon. Richard A. Posner, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, 2003-2004
- Law clerk, Hon. William H. Rehnquist, Supreme Court of the United States, 2004-2005
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2006-2009
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of South Carolina, 2009-2018; Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force, 2011-2015; deputy criminal chief, White Collar and General Crimes, 2015-2018; coordinator, National Security and Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council, 2017-2018
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