| Richard G. Stearns | |
|---|---|
 Stearns in 2013 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 24, 1993 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John J. McNaught |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944-06-27) June 27, 1944 (age 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Education | Stanford University (BA) Balliol College, Oxford (MLitt) Harvard University (JD) |
Richard Gaylore Stearns (born June 27, 1944) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
Early life and education
Born in Los Angeles, California, Stearns received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Stanford University in 1968, a Master of Letters degree (Political Philosophy) from Balliol College, Oxford, as a Rhodes Scholar, in 1971, and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1976.
Career
Stearns worked on the George McGovern presidential campaign, 1972, and later became a special assistant to McGovern from 1972 to 1973. He was a speech writer in the Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts office from 1975 to 1976. He worked in the Norfolk County (Massachusetts) District Attorney's office from 1976 to 1982. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the District of Massachusetts from 1982 to 1990. He was an Associate Justice of the Superior Court of Massachusetts from 1990 to 1993.
Federal judicial service
On October 27, 1993, Stearns was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts vacated by John J. McNaught. The United States Senate confirmed Stearns on November 20, 1993, and he received his commission on November 24, 1993. Clinton had originally wanted to appoint Stearns Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
See also
References
- Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
- Thompson, Hunter S. (1973). Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72. Straight Arrow Books. p. 265. ISBN 9780879320539.
- "James Comey Vs. Louis Freeh: How to Fight a President". 13 June 2018.
External links
- Richard G. Stearns at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded byJohn J. McNaught | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts 1993–present |
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- 1944 births
- 20th-century American judges
- 21st-century American judges
- Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford
- American Rhodes Scholars
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- Lawyers from Los Angeles
- Living people
- Massachusetts Superior Court justices
- Stanford University alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton