Richard Joseph Sullivan
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Born 1964.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- May 7, 2018
- Senate vote
- 79 to 16
- Confirmed
- Oct 11, 2018
- Commissioned
- Oct 17, 2018
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 15, 2007
- Senate vote
- 99 to 0
- Confirmed
- Jun 28, 2007
- Commissioned
- Aug 1, 2007
- Left this court
- Oct 25, 2018. Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Education
- B.A., College of William and Mary, 1986
- J.D., Yale Law School, 1990
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. David M. Ebel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1990-1991
- Private practice, New York, 1991-1994
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1994-2005
- Deputy general counsel, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., New York City, 2005-2007
- General counsel, Marsh, Inc., New York City, 2006-2007
- Adjunct professor of law, Fordham University School of Law, 2008-2015
- Adjunct professor of law, Columbia Law School, 2012-
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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