Summary
Richard Gary Taranto (born May 6, 1957) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Richard Gary Taranto | |
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 Taranto in 2013 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | |
| Assumed office March 12, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Paul Redmond Michel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 6, 1957 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Education | Pomona College (BA) Yale University (JD) |
Biography edit
Taranto was born in New York City on May 6, 1957.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree, summa cum laude, in 1977 from Pomona College in Claremont, California. He spent a semester each at Yale University and then the University of Wisconsin–Madison in their Ph.D. programs in Mathematics. He then received his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 1981. While in law school he served as an article and book editor for the Yale Law Journal. Upon completion of law school, he clerked for Judge Abraham David Sofaer of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1981 to 1982. From 1982 to 1983, he clerked for Judge Robert Bork of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. He then clerked for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor of the United States Supreme Court. From 1984 to 1986, Taranto worked at the law firm of Onek, Klein & Farr in Washington, D.C. From 1986 to 1989 he spent three years as an assistant to the Solicitor General. In 1989, he returned to Onek, Klein & Farr (later named Farr & Taranto) as a partner.[2]
Taranto has taught a course on patent law at Harvard Law School and various courses at Georgetown University Law Center. Since 2009, he has served as a member of the appellate rules advisory committee for the United States Judicial Conference. He has argued nineteen cases before the United States Supreme Court.[2]
Federal judicial service edit
On November 10, 2011, President Obama nominated Taranto to serve as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to replace Paul Redmond Michel, who retired in 2010.[2] President Obama withdrew the previous nominee for this position, Edward C. DuMont, after his nomination languished in the Senate for eighteen months without action. On January 2, 2013, Taranto's nomination was returned to the President, due to the sine die adjournment of the Senate.
On January 3, 2013, Taranto was re-nominated to the same office. On February 7, 2013, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the floor by voice vote.[3] On March 11, 2013, the Senate confirmed him by a 91–0 vote.[4][5] He received his commission on March 12, 2013, and assumed office on March 15, 2013.[6][7]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Richard G. Taranto Judge Profile on Martindale.com". Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
- ^ a b c "President Obama Nominates Richard Gary Taranto to Serve on the US Court of Appeals". whitehouse.gov. 10 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 February 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2021 – via National Archives.
- ^ "Taranto Approved by Judiciary Committee, Nominee Now Awaits Full Senate Approval". Bloomberg Law. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Richard Gary Taranto, of Maryland, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Federal Circuit)". United States Senate. March 11, 2013. Retrieved November 6, 2022.
- ^ "After 17 Months, Senate Confirms New Federal Circuit Judge". Legal Times. March 11, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2013.
- ^ "Taranto, Richard Gary – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ "RICHARD G. TARANTO – US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit". Archived from the original on 2021-02-22. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
External links edit
- Richard G. Taranto at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Richard Gary Taranto at Ballotpedia