Richard Gary Taranto
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Born 1957.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 4, 2013
- Senate vote
- 91 to 0
- Confirmed
- Mar 11, 2013
- Commissioned
- Mar 12, 2013
Education
- B.A., Pomona College, 1977
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1981
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Abraham Sofaer, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1981-1982
- Law clerk, Hon. Robert Bork, U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, 1982-1983
- Law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States, 1983-1984
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1984-1986, 1989-2013
- Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1986-1989
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, November 10, 2011; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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