Who is Judge Richard Sullivan?

Judge Richard Sullivan is President Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from New York.

Age: 54

Current Position: U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York (New York, NY)

Education:

Judicial Clerkships: Judge David Ebel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit (1990-91)

Experience:

1991-1994: Associate, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz LLP (New York, NY)
1994-2005: Assistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (New York, NY)
2005-2007: Deputy General Counsel and General Counsel, Marsh Inc. (New York, NY)
2007-Present: U.S. District Judge, Southern District of New York (New York, NY)

Notable Matters:

President George W. Bush nominated Sullivan to be a U.S. District Judge in 2007, and he was confirmed by a vote of 99-0.
As a federal prosecutor, Sullivan served as Chief of the International Narcotics Trafficking Unit and oversaw the prosecution of major drug rings.
Sullivan prosecuted Mario Villanueva Madrid, a major drug trafficker who was the Governor of the Mexican State of Quintana Roo.

Awards

Prosecutor of the Year, Federal Law Enforcement Association (1998); Henry L. Stimson Medal, New York City Bar Association (2003)

Professional Activities

Judge Sullivan is an Adjunct Professor and Fordham University Law School and Columbia Law School, and teaches classes on White Collar Crime, Trial Advocacy, and Sentencing.
He is a frequent speaker and panelist at Federalist Society events and also serves on the executive board for the New York American Inn of Court.

Biographical Notes

Judge Sullivan is originally from Manhasset, New York and is a graduate of Chaminade High School in Mineola, New York.

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