Richard C. Wesley
| Richard Carl Wesley | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
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Assumed office August 1, 2016 |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
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In office June 12, 2003 – August 1, 2016 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Pierre N. Leval |
| Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | |
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In office January 3, 1997 – June 12, 2003 |
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| Appointed by | George Pataki |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. Smith |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 136th district |
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In office January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1986 |
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| Preceded by | James L. Emery |
| Succeeded by | John Hasper |
| Preceded by | Richard D. Simons |
| Personal details | |
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Richard Carl Wesley August 1, 1949 Canandaigua, New York |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education |
University at Albany, SUNY B.A. Cornell Law School J.D. |
Richard Carl Wesley (born August 1, 1949) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
He was born on August 1, 1949 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. Wesley attended the State University of New York at Albany followed by Cornell Law School, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree and Juris Doctor, respectively. He began his career as a lawyer in private practice in Pittsford and Geneseo, New York. He entered politics as a Republican, and was assistant counsel to the minority party in the New York State Assembly from 1979 to 1982. He was a member of the Assembly from 1983 to 1986, sitting in the 185th and 186th New York State Legislatures.
Wesley's judicial career began with his election to the New York State Supreme Court in 1986. He served as a trial judge on the Supreme Court from 1987 to 1994, when he was appointed to the Appellate Division. In 1997, Governor George Pataki selected Wesley as his first appointee to serve as an Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals, New York's highest court.
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