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Richard G Andrews

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Appointed by
  
Barack Obama

Preceded by
  
Joseph Farnan


Occupation
  
Lawyer, Judge

Name
  
Richard Andrews

Born
  
1955 (age 59–60) Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Alma mater
  
Haverford College UC Berkeley School of Law

Education
  
UC Berkeley School of Law, Haverford College

Richard Gibson Andrews (born 1955) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. He is a former Delaware state prosecutor and Assistant United States Attorney.

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Early life and education

Andrews earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College in 1977 and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1981. From 1981 until 1982, Andrews served as a law clerk for Judge Collins J. Seitz on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Professional career

From 1983 until 2006, Andrews worked as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Delaware. In 2007, Andrews was chosen as state prosecutor for the state of Delaware.

Federal judicial service

On May 11, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Andrews to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, to fill the vacancy created when Judge Joseph James Farnan, Jr. retired on July 31, 2010. On September 8, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the Senate floor by voice vote. On November 3, 2011, the Senate confirmed Andrews by unanimous consent. He received his commission on November 7, 2011.

References

Richard G. Andrews Wikipedia