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Scovel Richardson

Scovel Richardson

United States Court of International Trade

Born 1912 in Nashville, TN

Died 1982 in New Rochelle, NY

FJC ID: 3214

Scovel Richardson (February 4, 1912 – March 30, 1982) was a judge of the United States Customs Court and the United States Court of International Trade. Richardson was one of the first Black Federal judges in the United States.

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Gender
Male
Race
African American

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Board of Parole
    Member · 1953–1957
    • ↳chair · 1954–1957
  2. Lincoln University
    Faculty · 1939–1953
    • ↳associate professor of law · 1939–1943
    • ↳dean and professor of law · 1944–1953
  3. Office of Price Administration
    Senior attorney · 1943–1944
  4. Private practice, Chicago, Illinois
    1938–1939

Appointments

  1. United States Court of International Trade
    U.S. Court of International Trade
    1980–1982 (None (reassignment))
    Term ended: Death
  2. United States Court of International Trade
    U.S. Customs Court
    1957–1980 · Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
    Term ended: Reassignment
  3. United States Customs Court
    1957–1980
    Term ended: other_pos

Education

  1. Howard University School of Law
    Howard University School of Law
    J.D. · 1937
  2. University of Illinois
    A.M. · 1936
  3. University of Illinois
    A.B. · 1934