Richard C. Wesley

Richard Carl Wesley (born August 1, 1949) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Richard C. Wesley
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Assumed office
August 1, 2016
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office
June 12, 2003 – August 1, 2016
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPierre N. Leval
Succeeded byRichard J. Sullivan
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office
January 3, 1997 – June 12, 2003
Appointed byGeorge Pataki
Preceded byRichard D. Simons
Succeeded byRobert S. Smith
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 136th district
In office
January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1986
Preceded byJames L. Emery
Succeeded byJohn Hasper
Personal details
Born (1949-08-01) August 1, 1949
Canandaigua, New York
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity at Albany, SUNY (BA)
Cornell Law School (JD)

Education and background

He was born on August 1, 1949 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. Wesley attended the State University of New York at Albany followed by Cornell Law School, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 and Juris Doctor in 1974, respectively. He began his career as a lawyer in private practice in Pittsford and Geneseo, New York between 1976 and 1987. He entered politics as a Republican, and was assistant counsel to the minority party in the New York State Assembly from 1979 to 1982. He was a member of the Assembly from 1983 to 1986, sitting in the 185th and 186th New York State Legislatures.[1]

State judicial service

Wesley's judicial career began with his election to the New York State Supreme Court in 1986. He served as a trial judge on the Supreme Court from 1987 to 1994, when he was appointed to the Appellate Division. He was an Associate justice, New York Supreme Court Appellate Division Fourth Judicial Division from 1994 to 1996. In 1997, Governor George Pataki selected Wesley as his first appointee to serve as an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, New York's highest court, which he did until 2003.[1]

Federal judicial service

On March 5, 2003, President George W. Bush nominated Wesley to the Second Circuit in order to fill the seat vacated by Judge Pierre N. Leval, who took senior status. The United States Senate confirmed Wesley's nomination just over three months later by a vote of 96-0 on June 11, 2003 and he received his commission on June 12, 2003. He took senior status on August 1, 2016.[1]

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References
  1. "Wesley, Richard C. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Political offices
Preceded by
James L. Emery		 Member of the New York Assembly
from the 136th district
1983–1986		 Succeeded by
John Hasper
Legal offices
Preceded by
Richard D. Simons		 Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
1997–2003		 Succeeded by
Robert S. Smith
Preceded by
Pierre N. Leval		 Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
2003–2016		 Succeeded by
Richard J. Sullivan
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