Richard Gary Taranto
| Richard Gary Taranto | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Approval vote: | 91-0 |
| Active: | 3/11/2013 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Paul Michel |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1957 |
| Home State: | New York, NY |
| Bachelors: | Pomona College, B.A., 1977 |
| Law School: | Yale Law, J.D., 1981 |
Contents |
Federal judgeship nomination
Federal Circuit
| Nomination Tracker | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate: | Richard Gary Taranto | |
| Court: | Federal Circuit | |
| Progress: | Confirmed 487 days after nomination. | |
 | Nominated: | November 10, 2011 |
| ABA Rating: | Unanimously Well Qualified |
| Questionnaire: | Questionnaire |
| Hearing: | February 29, 2012 |
| QFRs: | QFRs |
| Renom. QFRs: | Renom. QFRs |
| Reported: | February 7, 2013 (March 29, 2012) |
| Confirmed: | March 11, 2013 |
| Vote: 91-0 | ||
Taranto was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by President Obama on November 10, 2011. Obama said of the nomination: “Richard Taranto is a lawyer of exceptional legal ability and great personal and professional integrity. I am pleased and honored to nominate him to the U.S. Court of Appeals to the Federal Circuit, and I am confident that his intelligence, independence, judgment, and temperament will make him a welcome addition to that court.”[3] He is nominated to fill the seat vacated by the retirement of Paul Michel. [1]
Taranto was rated Unanimously Well Qualified by the American Bar Association. He had a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on February 29, 2012 and you can find his Committee Questionnaire Available Here, his Questions for the Record Available Here and his Renomination Questions for the Record. [4]
Taranto's nomination was returned to the president on January 3, 2013. The nomination was resubmitted on January 4, 2013. [4]
On March 11, 2013, the United States Senate confirmed Richard Gary Taranto to an Article III post for the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit with vote of 91-0.[5][6]
Early life and education
Taranto graduated summa cum laude in 1977 from Pomona College. He earned his J.D. from Yale Law School in 1981. [3]
Professional career
After graduation, Taranto served as law clerk for Honorable Abraham Sofaer on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. From 1982 to 1983, he clerked for the Honorable Robert Bork of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and for the Honorable Sandra Day O’Connor from 1983-1984. From 1984-1986 he was a member of the firm Onek, Klein & Farr and left to become a Assistant to the Solicitor General in the Office of the Solicitor General of the United States Department of Justice. In 1989 Taranto returned to Onek, Klein & Farr and the firm was renamed Farr & Taranto in 1994. [3]
Taranto also taught courses at Harvard Law School and the Georgetown University Law Center.[3]
Awards and associations
- Member, Appellate Rules Advisory Committee for the United States Judicial Conference, Since 2009
See also
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Presidential Nominations and Withdrawl Sent to the Senate" 11/10/2011
- ↑ Official FJC Bio of Judge Taranto
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "President Obama Nominates Richard Gary Taranto to Serve on the US Court of Appeals" 11/10/2011
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 113th Congress Nomination Materials
- ↑ http://www.judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/113thCongress.cfm 113th Congress Confirmations]
- ↑ United States Periodic Press Gallery
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Randall Rader • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Sharon Prost • Pauline Newman • Kimberly Moore • Alan Lourie • Timothy Dyk • Evan Wallach • Jimmie V. Reyna • Richard Gary Taranto | ||
| Senior judges |
Alvin Schall • Haldane Mayer • Richard Linn • Arthur Gajarsa • William Bryson • Sheldon Plager • Raymond Clevenger • | ||
| Former judges | Paul Michel • Daniel Friedman • Glenn Archer • James Almond • Jean Bissell • Phillip Baldwin • Marion Bennett • Arnold Cowen • Oscar Davis • Shiro Kashiwa • Don Laramore • Howard Markey • Jack Miller • Philip Nichols • Helen Nies • Giles Rich • Byron Skelton • Edward Smith • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
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