Richard C. Casey
| Richard C. Casey | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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In office October 24, 1997 – March 22, 2007 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Charles S. Haight, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Cathy Seibel |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 19, 1933 Ithaca, New York, U.S. |
| Died | March 22, 2007 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater |
College of the Holy Cross Georgetown University Law Center |
Richard Conway Casey (January 19, 1933 – March 22, 2007) was a United States federal judge for the Southern District of New York. He was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 16, 1997 to a seat vacated by Charles S. Haight, Jr., confirmed by the Senate on October 21, and commissioned on October 24 of the same year. Judge Casey gained national prominence for his unusual personal circumstances — during his years on the bench, he was completely blind — and for his aggressive questioning during a 2004 trial considering the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. He died on March 22, 2007.
Casey was born January 19, 1933 in Ithaca, New York. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of the Holy Cross in 1955, and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Georgetown University Law Center in 1958. At Georgetown, Casey was particularly influenced by prominent lawyer Edward Bennett Williams.
After law school, Casey worked as a legal investigator for the New York County District Attorney's office before becoming an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (1959-1963). From 1963 to 1964, he served as counsel for the Special Commission of the State of New York where he helped prosecute public corruption cases. From 1964 until his nomination in 1997, Casey worked in private practice with the New York City law firm of Brown & Wood. He also served in the United States Army (1958 and 1961-1962) and the National Guard of New York (1958-61).
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