Richard C. Wesley
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Senior status. Born 1949.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Mar 5, 2003
- Senate vote
- 96 to 0
- Confirmed
- Jun 11, 2003
- Commissioned
- Jun 12, 2003
- Senior status
- Aug 1, 2016
Education
- B.A., State University of New York at Albany, 1971
- J.D., Cornell Law School, 1974
Career
- Private practice, Pittsford, New York, 1974-1976
- Private practice, Geneseo, New York, 1976-1987
- Assistant minority counsel, New York State Assembly, 1979-1982
- State assemblyman, New York, 1983-1987
- Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Seventh Judicial District, 1987-1994
- Associate justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, Fourth Judicial Department, 1994-1996
- Associate judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1997-2003
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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