Richard C. Wesley
Richard Wesley | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2016 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| In office June 12, 2003 – August 1, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Pierre N. Leval |
| Succeeded by | Richard J. Sullivan |
| Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals | |
| In office January 3, 1997 – June 12, 2003 | |
| Appointed by | George Pataki |
| Preceded by | Richard D. Simons |
| Succeeded by | Robert S. Smith |
| Member of the New York State Assembly from the 136th district | |
| In office January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | James L. Emery |
| Succeeded by | John Hasper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Carl Wesley August 1, 1949 Canandaigua, New York, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
| Education | State University of New York, Albany (BA) Cornell University (JD) |
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 previously served on every level of New York's judiciary—including six years on the state's highest court—and represented New York's 136th District in the state legislature.