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Richard Leon's Biography

Contact Information

E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse
333 Constitution Avenue Northwest
Washington, DC 20001

Full Name:

Richard J. Leon

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1949

Birth Place:

South Natick, MA

LLM, Harvard Law School, 1981

JD, School of Law, Suffolk University, 1974

AB, College of Holy Cross, 1971

No political experience information on file.

Senior Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, 2016-present

Adjunct Professor, George Washington University Law School, 2004-present

Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1997-present

Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, 2002-2016

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, February 14, 2002

Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, 1999-2002

Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, District of Columbia, September 10, 2001

Partner, Baker & Hostetler, 1989-1999

Special Counsel, Ethics Reform Task Force, United States House of Representatives, 1997

Special Counsel, Whitewater investigation, Banking, Finance and Urban Affairs Committee, U.S. House of Representatives, 1994

Chief Minority Counsel, October Surprise Task Force, Foreign Affairs Committee, United States House of Representatives, 1992-1993

Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1988-1989

Deputy Chief Minority Counsel, Select Committee to Investigate Covert Arms Transactions with Iran, United States House of Representatives, 1987-1988

Senior Trial Attorney, Criminal Section, Tax Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1983-1987

Assistant Professor, St. John's University School of Law, 1979-1983

Special Assistant United States Attorney, Civil Division, Southern District of New York, 1977-1978

Attorney, Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice Honors Program, 1976-1977

Law Clerk, Honorable Thomas F. Kelleher, Supreme Court of Rhode Island, 1975-1976

Law Clerk, Superior Court of Massachusetts, 1974-1975

Commissioner, Judicial Review Commission on Foreign Asset Control, 2000-2001

Commissioner, White House Fellows Commission, 1990-1993

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