Charles Robert Richey
Charles Robert Richey | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office January 23, 1997 – March 19, 1997 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
In office May 5, 1971 – January 23, 1997 | |
Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
Preceded by | Edward Matthew Curran |
Succeeded by | Richard W. Roberts |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Robert Richey October 16, 1923 Middleburg, Ohio |
Died | March 19, 1997 Washington, D.C. | (aged 73)
Education | Ohio Wesleyan University (A.B.) Case Western Reserve University School of Law (LL.B.) |
Charles Robert Richey (October 16, 1923 – March 19, 1997) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Education and career
Richey was born in Middleburg, Ohio, Richey. He received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1945 and a Bachelor of Laws from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1948.[1] While at Ohio Wesleyan University, he left in early 1944 to serve one year in the United States Army Corps of Engineers at Fort Hayes, Ohio, where he was a procurement specialist and a contract personnel specialist.[2]
He was a legislative counsel to
Federal judicial service
Richey was nominated by President Richard Nixon on April 14, 1971, to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to a seat vacated by Judge Edward Matthew Curran.[5] He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 29, 1971, and received his commission on May 5, 1971. He assumed senior status on January 23, 1997. His service was terminated on March 19, 1997, due to his death in Washington D.C.[4]
Concurrent to his judicial service, Richey was an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center from 1975 to 1997.[4]
Controversial role in Watergate litigation
Between the
During this time,
References
- ISBN 0-16-047213-X
- ^ "The Honorable Charles Richey", Oral History Project, The Historical Society of the District of Columbia circuit, interviews conducted by Daniel Singer, Esquire on April 10, 13, and 25, 1995, May 9, 1995, October 5, 1995, January 1996, February 19, 1996, pages 16 and 17.
- ^ Kelly, G. Milton. "Cleveland Lawyer Carrying On Big Job For Republicans", The Fremont News-Messenger, Freemont, Ohio, volume 93, number 43, November 21, 1949, page 5. (subscription required)
- ^ a b c Charles Robert Richey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Rosenthal, Harry F. "Judge who curtailed presidential powers dies", The Greenville News, Greenville, South Carolina, 122nd year, number 54, March 21, 1997, page 5D. (obituary) (subscription required)
- ^ Dean, John, Blind Ambition, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1976, page 136.
- ^ Califano, Joseph, Inside, A Public and Private Life, New York: PublicAffairs, 2004, pages 273-74.
Sources
- Charles Robert Richey at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.