Richard C. Wesley

Richard Wesley
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 byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byPierre N. Leval
Succeeded byRichard J. Sullivan
Associate Judge of the New York Court of Appeals
In office
January 3, 1997 – June 12, 2003
Appointed byGeorge Pataki
Preceded byRichard D. Simons
Succeeded byRobert S. Smith
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 136th district
In office
January 1, 1983 – December 31, 1986
Preceded byJames L. Emery
Succeeded byJohn Hasper
Personal details
BornRichard Carl Wesley
(1949-08-01) August 1, 1949
PartyRepublican
EducationState 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.