Richard Owen

Biography of Richard Owen

Biographic Details

• Family Name (Surname): Owen
• First Name: Richard
• Date of Birth: December , 11 , 1922
• Place of Birth (POB): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Date of Death: November , 20 , 2015
• Place of Death (POD): New York , New York (US-NY, NY, 36, N.Y., N. York)
• Gender Identity: Male
• Race or Ethnicity: White

Richard Owen Court Service Information

• Court Name: United States District Court, Southern District of New York
• Court Type: United States District Court
• Appointment under the Presidency of: Richard M. Nixon ( Republican )
• Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 11/15/1973
• American Bar Association (ABA) Ratings of judicial nominees (majority rating): Qualified
• Seat vacated by: McLean , Edward C.
• Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 11/15/1973
• Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
• Committee action date: 12/13/1973
• Senate voice vote?: Yes
• Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 12/13/1973
• Commission Date: 12/19/1973
• Retirement from Active Service: 09/30/1989
• Date of Termination: 11/20/2015
• Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death

Richard Owen in the Law School

• Name of School: Dartmouth College
• Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1945

Second Law School Attendance

• Law Degree (Name of School): Harvard Law School
• Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
• Law Degree Year: 1950

Richard Owen Career Path

Employment:

• U.S. Army, Air Corps, 1942-1945
• Private practice, New York City, 1950-1953, 1958-1974
• Assistant professor, New York Law School, 1951-1953
• Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1953-1955
• Special assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 1954
• Senior trial attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1955-1958
• Associate counsel, New York State Commission on Alcoholic Beverage Laws, 1963-1964

Resources

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