Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush Succeeded byKent Jordan Preceded byWalter Stapleton NameJane Roth
Preceded byCollins Seitz Appointed byRonald Reagan Succeeded bySue Robinson RoleJudge
SpouseWilliam V. Roth, Jr. (m. 1965) EducationSmith College, Harvard Law School
Jane Richards Roth (born 1935) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She assumed senior status on May 31, 2006.
Biography
Roth received her B.A. from Smith College in 1956 and her L.L.B. from Harvard Law School in 1965. Before entering the judiciary, she was in private practice at the Delaware law firm of Richards, Layton & Finger. In 1985, Roth was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Delaware by President Ronald Reagan. In 1991, she was nominated to the Third Circuit by President George H.W. Bush. Her husband was the late Sen. William V. Roth, Jr.
Roth was inducted into the Hall of Fame of Delaware Women in 2013.