Richard Owen (December 11, 1922 – November 20, 2015) was an American attorney, jurist, and composer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Richard Owen
New York Southern District Court
Born 1922 in New York, NY
Died 2015 in New York, NY
FJC ID: 1820
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, New York City1950–1953, 1958–1974
- New York State Commission on Alcoholic Beverage LawsAssociate counsel · 1963–1964
Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of JusticeSenior trial attorney · 1955–1958
Assistant U.S. attorney · 1953–1955
U.S. Department of JusticeSpecial assistant attorney general · 1954
Assistant professor · 1951–1953
Air CorpsU.S. Army · 1942–1945
Appointments
1973–2015 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1950- Dartmouth CollegeA.B. · 1945