Richard W. Roberts
Personal
Birthday:
1953
Birthplace:
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity:
African American
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Trial attorney, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1978-1982
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1982-1986
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1986-1988
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1988-1995; principal assistant U.S. attorney, 1993-1995
Chief, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1995-1998
Education
Name of School:
Vassar College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1974
Name of School - Second:
School for International Training (now SIT Graduate Institute)
Degree - Second:
M.I.A.
Degree Year - Second:
1975
Name of School - Third:
Columbia Law School
Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.
Degree - Third:
J.D.
Degree Year - Third:
1978 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Court Name:
District of Columbia District Court
President Nominating:
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
6/23/1998