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
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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