Julius Richardson

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Julius Richardson

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Nonpartisan

United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Tenure

2018 - Present

Years in position

6

Education

Bachelor's

Vanderbilt University, 1999

Law

University of Chicago Law School, 2003

Personal
Birthplace
Columbia, S.C.

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Julius “Jay” N. Richardson is a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit. He was nominated to the court by President Donald Trump (R) on May 7, 2018, and confirmed by the U.S. Senate on August 16, 2018, by a vote of 81-8.[1]To see a full list of judges appointed by Donald Trump, click here.

The United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit is one of 13 U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediate appellate courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the 4th Circuit Court, click here.

Richardson previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney. Before that, he was a coordinator for the National Security and Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council from 2017-2018.[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit (2018-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Donald Trump

Richardson was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit by President Donald Trump (R) on May 7, 2018. The U.S. Senate confirmed Richardson on August 16, 2018, by a vote of 81-8.[2] He received commission on August 20, 2018.[3] To read more about the federal nomination process, click here.

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Julius Richardson
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
Progress
Confirmed 101 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: May 7, 2018
ApprovedAABA Rating: Unanimously Well Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: June 20, 2018
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: July 19, 2018 
ApprovedAConfirmed: August 16, 2018
ApprovedAVote: 81-8

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Richardson on August 16, 2018, on a vote of 81-8.[4] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Julius Richardson confirmation vote (August 16, 2018)
Party Yea Nay No vote
Electiondot.png Democratic 38 7 2
Ends.png Republican 42 0 9
Grey.png Independent 1 1 0
Total 81 8 11

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

Richardson had his hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 20, 2018. The committee voted to advance Richardson's nomination to the full Senate on July 19, 2018.[5]

Nomination

Richardson was nominated to replace Judge Dennis Shedd, who assumed senior status on January 30, 2018.

The American Bar Association unanimously rated Richardson well qualified for the position.[6] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Education

Richardson received his undergraduate degree from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. from the University of Chicago.[7]

Professional career

  • 2017-2018: Coordinator, National Security and Anti-Terrorism Advisory Council
  • 2015-2018: Deputy criminal chief

Noteworthy cases

Trial of Dylann Roof (2016-2017)

As a federal prosecutor in the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina, Richardson successfully argued for the death penalty in the federal trial against Dylann Roof. In June 2015, Roof shot and killed nine African-Americans at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. He was charged with 33 felony counts, including 12 hate crime charges. In December 2016, a federal jury found Roof guilty of all 33 counts, and in January 2017, the jury unanimously recommended the death penalty.[8][9][10]

About the court

Fourth Circuit
Court of Appeals
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Judgeships
Posts: 15
Judges: 15
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief: Albert Diaz
Active judges: Steven Agee, DeAndrea G. Benjamin, Nicole Berner, Albert Diaz, Roger Gregory, Pamela Harris, Toby Heytens, Allison Jones Rushing, Robert King, Paul Niemeyer, A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr., Julius Richardson, Stephanie Thacker, J. Harvie Wilkinson, James Wynn

Senior judges:
Henry Floyd, Barbara Keenan, Diana Motz, William Traxler


The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is a federal appellate court with appellate jurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Appeals are heard in the Lewis F. Powell Jr. Federal Courthouse in Richmond, Virginia.

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Map of the Fourth Circuit. Click on a district to find out more about it.


The Fourth Circuit has appellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law. Appeals of rulings by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals are petitioned to the Supreme Court of the United States. Chief Justice John Roberts is the circuit justice for the Fourth Circuit.

The court hears appeals from the United States district courts in:

To read opinions published by this court,click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

  • The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
  • The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
  • As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
  • After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
  • If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
  • If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
  • The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
  • If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
  • If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Federal Judicial Center, "Richardson, Julius Ness," accessed August 28, 2018
  2. ↑ Congress.gov "PN1897 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)," accessed April 22, 2020
  3. ↑ Congress.gov "PN1897 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)," accessed April 22, 2020
  4. ↑ Congress.gov "PN1897 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)," accessed April 22, 2020
  5. ↑ Congress.gov "PN1897 — 115th Congress (2017-2018)," accessed April 22, 2020
  6. ↑ American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV judicial nominees," accessed April 22, 2020
  7. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named pr
  8. ↑ The State, "Trump nominates Dylann Roof prosecutor Jay Richardson to top 4th Circuit court," April 26, 2018
  9. ↑ The New Yorker, "Inside the trial of Dylann Roof," February 6, 2017
  10. ↑ The State, "Roof gets death penalty after telling jury, 'I still feel that I had to do it,'" January 10, 2017

Political offices
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2018-Present		 Succeeded by
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South Carolina courts

Federal courts:

Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of South Carolina • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of South Carolina

State courts:

South Carolina Supreme Court • South Carolina Court of Appeals • South Carolina Circuit Courts • South Carolina Masters-in-Equity • South Carolina Family Courts • South Carolina Magistrate Courts • South Carolina Municipal Courts • South Carolina Probate Courts

State resources:

Courts in South Carolina • South Carolina judicial elections • Judicial selection in South Carolina

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