A. Richard Caputo

A. Richard Caputo
A. Richard Caputo
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
	In office; March 31, 2009 – March 11, 2020
Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
	In office; November 12, 1997 – March 31, 2009
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Richard Paul Conaboy
Succeeded by	Malachy E. Mannion
Personal details
Born	May 22, 1938; Port Chester, New York
Died	March 9, 2020 (aged 81)
Education	Brown University (A.B.); University of Pennsylvania Law School (LL.B.)

Albert Richard Caputo (May 22, 1938[1] – March 11, 2020) was a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania.

Education and career

Born in Port Chester, New York, Caputo received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Brown University in 1960 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Pennsylvania Law School in 1963. He was in private practice in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania from 1963 to 1964, and in the United States Air Force JAG Corps from 1964 to 1967. He was an assistant public defender in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania in 1968, returning to private practice in Kingston, Pennsylvania from 1968 to 1997.

On July 31, 1997, Caputo was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania vacated by Richard Paul Conaboy. Caputo was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 9, 1997, and received his commission on November 12, 1997. He assumed senior status on March 31, 2009. He died on March 11, 2020, aged 81.[2]

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Judiciary, United States Congress Senate Committee on the (March 15, 1997). "Confirmation Hearings on Federal Appointments: September 5, 30; October 28, 29; November 12, 1997". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
Kernan, Patrick (March 11, 2020). "Federal Judge Caputo dies at 81". Times Leader. Retrieved March 11, 2020.

Legal offices
Preceded by Richard Paul Conaboy	Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania 1997–2009	Succeeded by Malachy E. Mannion

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