Julius N. Richardson

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Julius Ness "Jay" Richardson (born October 26, 1976) is an American judge and lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit . He was formerly an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina .

Contents

• 1 Early life and career

• 2 Federal judicial service

• 3 Notable cases

• 4 Memberships

• 5 See also

• 6 References

• 7 External links

Early life and career

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Richardson was born and raised in Barnwell, South Carolina . He graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Bachelor of Science in 1999. He then attended the University of Chicago Law School , where he served as articles editor of the _University of Chicago Law Review _ and graduated in 2003 with a Juris Doctor with high honors.

After graduating from law school, Richardson served as a law clerk for Judge Richard Posner of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit from 2003 to 2004 and for Chief Justice William Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of the United States from 2004 to 2005. Richardson then worked for three years at Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick in Washington, D.C. , where he handled complex civil litigation .

In 2009, he became an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina , where he prosecuted criminal cases and was Deputy Criminal Chief before becoming a judge. Richardson notably prosecuted the mass murderer Dylann Roof for his actions during the Charleston church shooting .

In ten years as a prosecutor, Richardson handled other high-profile prosecutions, including the public corruption case of a 42-year sheriff, an MS-13 murder for hire, and a substantial RICO case against a chapter of the Hells Angels .

Richardson and his wife Macon have four daughters.

Federal judicial service

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U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

On April 26, 2018, President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate Richardson to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit . On May 7, 2018, his nomination was sent to the Senate . He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Dennis Shedd , who assumed senior status on January 30, 2018. On June 20, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee . On July 19, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 20–1 vote. On August 16, 2018, the Senate invoked cloture on Richardson's nomination by an 80–10 vote and confirmed his nomination 81–8. He received his judicial commission on August 20, 2018.

While Richardson served on the Fourth Circuit, the Court affirmed Dylann Roof's conviction and death sentence. As Richardson served as the lead prosecutor, all of the judges on the Fourth Circuit recused themselves from reviewing Roof’s case. The case was thus decided by three judges from other courts of appeal: Judges Duane Benton of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit , Ronald Lee Gilman of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and Kent A. Jordan of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit .

Notable cases

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