Richard Stearns
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Richard Stearns is a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He joined the court in 1993 after being nominated by President Bill Clinton.
Early life and education
A native of California, Stearns graduated from Stanford University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1968 and also graduated with a Masters Degree from Oxford University's Balliol College in 1971 and also graduated from Harvard Law School with his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1976.
Legal career
Stearns began his legal career as a special assistant to former U.S. Senator George McGovern from 1972 to 1973 and also served as a Speech writer in the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts from 1975-1976. Then for six years, Stearns served in the Norfolk County District Attorney's Office from 1976 to 1982. In 1982, Stearns joined the US Attorney's Office as the Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Massachusetts until 1990 when Stearns was appointed by Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis as the Associate justice for the Superior Court of Massachusetts from 1990 to 1993.
Federal judicial career
On the unanimous recommendation of U.S. Senators John Kerry and Ted Kennedy, Stearns was nominated by President Bill Clinton on October 27, 1993 to a seat vacated by John McNaught as McNaught died in judicial service[1]. Stearns was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 20, 1993 on senate vote and received commission on November 24, 1993.
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Federal judges of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
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| Article III judges |
Chief judge: Wolf • Gertner • Gorton • O'Toole • Ponsor • Saris • Saylor • Stearns • Tauro • Woodlock • Young • Zobel • Vacancy |
| Senior judges | |
| Magistrate judges |
Chief judge: Dein • Bowler • Collings • Hillman • Neiman • Sorokin |
| Former judges |
Aldrich • Brewster • Caffrey • Campbell • Davis • Dodge • Ford • Freedman • Garrity • Healey • Julian • Keeton • Lindsay • Francis Cabot Lowell • James Arnold Lowell • John Lowell • John A. Lowell • Mazzone • McCarthy • McLellan • McNaught • Morton • Murray • D. Nelson • T. Nelson • Skinner • Sprague • Sweeney • Wyzanski |
| Boston |
Bowler • Collings • Dein • Gertner • Gorton • Harrington • O'Toole • Saris • Sorokin • Stearns • Tauro • Wolf • Woodlock • Young • Zobel • Vacancy |
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| Worcester |
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