Richard Eaton
| Richard Eaton | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of International Trade | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Bill Clinton |
| Active: | 10/26/1999 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Kenton Musgrave |
| Personal History | |
| Home State: | Walton, NY |
| Bachelors: | Ithaca College, B.A., 1970 |
| Law School: | Union U. Law, J.D., 1974 |
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Richard Eaton is a Article III federal judge for the United States Court of International Trade. He joined the court in 1999 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.[1]
Early life and education
Eaton graduated from Ithaca with his Bachelor's degree in 1970 and later graduated from Albany Law School of Union University with his J.D. degree in 1974[1].
Professional career
Eaton was a private practice attorney from 1974-1976, 1979 to 1980, 1983 to 1991 and 1993 to 1999. Eaton also worked with New York Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan as Regional Director from 1977 to 1979 and was Chief of Staff for the New York U.S. Senator from 1980 to 1983 and from 1991 to 1993[1].
Judicial career
Court of International Trade
Eaton was nominated by President Bill Clinton on August 3, 1999 to a seat vacated by Kenton Musgrave as Musgrave assumed senior status. Eaton was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 22, 1999 on a majority voice vote and received commission on October 26, 1999. [2]
See also
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Eaton's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ "THOMAS" Nomination of Richard Eaton, June 8, 2009(Search for Richard Eaton)
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Donald Pogue • Jane Restani • Gregory Carman • Richard Eaton • Leo Gordon • Delissa Ridgway • Timothy Stanceu | ||
| Senior judges |
Judith Barzilay • Thomas Aquilino • Richard Goldberg • Kenton Musgrave • Nicholas Tsoucalas • | ||
| Former Article III judges | Evan Wallach • Dominick DiCarlo • Nils Boe • Morgan Ford • Frederick Landis • Herbert Maletz • Bernard Newman • Paul Rao • Edward Re • Scovel Richardson • Samuel Rosenstein • James Watson • | ||
| Former Chief judges | |||
