| Richard G. Andrews | |
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| Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office November 7, 2011 |
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| Nominated by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Joseph James Farnan, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1955 Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | Haverford College (B.A.) University of California, Berkeley School of Law (J.D.) |
Richard Gibson Andrews (born 1955) is a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. A former Delaware state prosecutor and Assistant United States Attorney, he was nominated to the bench by Barack Obama.
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Andrews earned a bachelor's degree from Haverford College in 1977 and a law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law in 1981.[1]
From 1981 until 1982, Andrews served as a law clerk for Judge Collins J. Seitz on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.[1]
From 1983 until 2006, Andrews worked as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of Delaware.[1]
In 2007, Andrews was chosen as state prosecutor for the state of Delaware.[1]
On May 11, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Andrews to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, to fill the vacancy created when Judge Joseph James Farnan, Jr. retired on July 31, 2010.[2] On September 8, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee reported his nomination to the Senate floor by voice vote. On November 3, 2011 the Senate confirmed Andrews by unanimous consent. He received his commission on November 7, 2011.