Richard W. Roberts
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Senior status. Born 1953.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 27, 1998
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jun 5, 1998
- Commissioned
- Jun 23, 1998
- Senior status
- Mar 16, 2016
Education
- A.B., Vassar College, 1974
- M.I.A., School for International Training (now SIT Graduate Institute), 1975
- J.D., Columbia Law School, 1978
Career
- Trial attorney, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1982
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1982-1986
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1986-1988
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1988-1995
- principal assistant U.S. attorney, 1993-1995
- Chief, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-1998
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2013-2016
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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