Richard Owen
Richard Owen was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He joined the court in 1973 after being nominated by President Richard Nixon (R). Owen transitioned to senior status on September 30, 1989. His service ended when he died November 20, 2015.[1]
Education
Owen graduated from Dartmouth College with his bachelor's degree in 1945 and graduated from Harvard Law School with his LL.B degree in 1950.[1]
Military service
Owen served in the U.S. Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945.[1]
Professional career
- 1963-1964: Associate counsel, New York State Commission on Alcoholic Beverage Laws
- 1951-1953: Assistant professor, New York Law School
- 1958-1974: Attorney in private practice
- 1955-1958: Senior trial attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
- 1954: Special assistant U.S. attorney general
- 1953-1955: Assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York
- 1950-1953: Attorney in private practice[1]
Judicial career
Southern District of New York
Owen was nominated by Richard M. Nixon (R) on November 15, 1973, to a seat vacated by Judge Edward McLean. Owen was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on December 13, 1973, and received commission on December 19, 1973. Owen assumed senior status on September 30, 1989. His service ended November 20, 2015, when he died.[1]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
Footnotes
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| Preceded by: Edward McLean |
Southern District of New York 1973–1989 |
Succeeded by: Deborah Batts
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
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