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Richard Gibson Andrews

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. Senior status. Born 1955.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware

Appointed by
Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated
May 11, 2011
Senate vote
Voice vote
Confirmed
Nov 3, 2011
Commissioned
Nov 7, 2011
Senior status
Dec 31, 2023

Education

  • B.A., Haverford College, 1977
  • J.D., University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, 1981

Career

  • Law clerk, Hon. Collins J. Seitz, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1981-1982
  • Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Delaware, 1983-1993, 1994-1998, 1999-2001, 2001-2007
  • first assistant U.S. attorney, 1987-1993, 1999-2001, 2001-2007
  • chief, Criminal Division, 1994-1998
  • U.S. attorney for the District of Delaware, 1993-1994, 1998-1999, 2001
  • Prosecutor, State of Delaware, 2007-2011

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

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