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Richard Gary Taranto
2013 - Present
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Richard Gary Taranto is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He joined the court in 2013 after an appointment from President Barack Obama. At the time of his appointment, he was a partner at the law firm of Farr & Taranto in Washington D.C.[1][2]
Early life and education
Taranto earned his bachelor's degree, summa cum laude, in 1977 from Pomona College. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1981.[3]
Professional career
- 2013 - Present: Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- 1989-2013: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
- 1986-1989: Assistant to the solicitor general, U.S. Department of Justice
- 1984-1986: Private practice, Washington, D.C.
- 1983-1984: Law clerk, Hon. Sandra Day O'Connor, Supreme Court of the United States
- 1982-1983: Law clerk, Hon. Robert Bork, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
- 1981-1982: Law clerk, Hon. Abraham Sofaer, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York[3]
Judicial Career
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Richard Gary Taranto |
| Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 487 days after nomination. |
 Nominated: November 10, 2011
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| ABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
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| Questionnaire: Questionnaire |
| Hearing: February 29, 2012
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| QFRs: QFRs (Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| Renom. QFRs: Renom. QFRs |
| Reported: February 7, 2013 March 29, 2012
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| Confirmed: March 11, 2013
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| Vote: 91-0
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Taranto was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by President Obama on November 10, 2011. Obama said of the nomination:
| “ | Richard Taranto is a lawyer of exceptional legal ability and great personal and professional integrity. I am pleased and honored to nominate him to the U.S. Court of Appeals to the Federal Circuit, and I am confident that his intelligence, independence, judgment, and temperament will make him a welcome addition to that court.[3][4] | ” |
He was nominated to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of Paul Michel.[1]
Taranto was rated Unanimously Well Qualified by the American Bar Association. Hearings on Taranto's nomination were held before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 29, 2012.[5] Taranto's nomination was returned to the president on January 3, 2013. The nomination was resubmitted on January 4, 2013.[5]
On March 11, 2013, the United States Senate confirmed Taranto to an Article III post for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by a vote of 91-0. Taranto received his commission on March 12, 2013.[6][7][2]
Noteworthy cases
SCOTUS reverses Federal Circuit ruling on patent exhaustion (2017)
On May 30, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the judgment of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Impression Products v. Lexmark. In the case, Judge Richard Gary Taranto, writing the Federal Circuit, sitting en banc, held that two of the court's own precedents governed in the area of domestic and international patent exhaustion. Chief Justice John G. Roberts reversed, holding that a patentee's decision to sell a product exhausted all of the patentee's rights to that item, regardless of any provisions or stipulations the patentee may impose on the buyer. This holding applied to items sold both domestically and internationally.[8][9]
See also
External links
- "Presidential Nominations and Withdrawl Sent to the Senate" 11/10/2011
- Judge Taranto's biography from the Federal Circuit's website
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The White House, "Presidential Nominations and Withdrawal Sent to the Senate," November 10, 2011
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Federal Judicial Center, "Biographical directory of federal judges," accessed November 2, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The White House, "President Obama Nominates Richard Gary Taranto to Serve on the US Court of Appeals," November 10, 2011
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Senate Judiciary Committee, "113th Congress Nomination Materials," accessed March 1, 2012
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "113th Congress Confirmations," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ United States Periodic Press Gallery, "Home," accessed March 13, 2015
- ↑ U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Lexmark International, Inc. v. Impression Products, Inc., filed February 12, 2016
- ↑ Supreme Court of the United States, Juan Esquivel-Quintana v. Jefferson B. Sessions, III, Attorney General, decided May 30, 2017
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| Preceded by - |
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2013-Present |
Succeeded by - |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Kimberly Moore • Leonard Stark • Sharon Prost • Pauline Newman • Alan Lourie • Timothy Dyk • Jimmie V. Reyna • Richard Gary Taranto • Raymond Chen • Todd Hughes • Kara Farnandez Stoll • Tiffany Cunningham | ||
| Senior judges |
Alvin Schall • Haldane Mayer • Richard Linn • William Bryson • S. Jay Plager • Raymond Clevenger • Evan Wallach • | ||
| Former judges | Kathleen M. O'Malley • Paul Michel • Randall Rader • Arthur Gajarsa • Daniel Friedman • Glenn Archer • James Almond • Jean Bissell • Phillip Baldwin • Marion Bennett • Arnold Cowen • Oscar Davis • Shiro Kashiwa • Don Laramore • Howard Markey • Jack Miller • Philip Nichols • Helen Nies • Giles Rich • Byron Skelton • Edward Samuel Smith • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Paul Michel • Sharon Prost • Haldane Mayer • Glenn Archer • Howard Markey • Helen Nies • | ||
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