Richard Edward Neel Federico
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Born 1977.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jul 27, 2023
- Senate vote
- 61 to 29
- Confirmed
- Dec 11, 2023
- Commissioned
- Dec 13, 2023
Other federal judicial service
- Military judge, Navy Reserve Trial Judiciary, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., 2019-2020, 2022-2023
Education
- B.A.J., Indiana University, 1999
- J.D., University of Kansas School of Law, 2002
- LL.M., Georgetown University Law Center, 2012
Career
- U.S. Navy captain, JAG Corps, 2002-2024
- active duty, 2002-2015
- select reserves, 2015-2024 (retired)
- Trial counsel, Trial Service Office East, Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, 2003-2005
- U.S. Region Legal Service Office Europe and Southwest Asia, U.S. Naval Support Activity Naples, Italy, 2005-2008
- trial counsel, 2005-2006
- director, military justice, 2006-2008
- Defense counsel, Office of Military Commissions, Washington, D.C., 2008-2011
- Executive officer, Navy Legal Service Office Southeast, Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida, 2012
- Defense Service Office Southeast, Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida, 2012-2015
- senior defense counsel, 2012-2013, 2014
- officer in charge, 2013, 2014-2015
- Assistant federal public defender, District of Oregon, 2015-2017
- Appellate defense counsel, Navy Reserve Navy-Marine Corps Appellate Review Authority, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, D.C., 2015-2019
- Office of the Federal Public Defender, District of Kansas, 2017-2023
- research and writing specialist, 2017-2018
- assistant federal public defender, 2018-2020
- senior litigator, 2020-2023
- Trial counsel, Navy Reserve Region Legal Service Office Southwest, Navy Base San Diego, California, 2020-2022
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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