Richard Joseph Sullivan at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- October 17, 2018–present
Richard Joseph Sullivan
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- General counsel, Marsh, Inc., 2006-2007
- Deputy general counsel, Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc., 2005-2007
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1994-2005
- Private practice, New York, 1991-1994
- Law clerk, Hon. David M. Ebel, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1990-1991
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. New York, 2007-present
Education
- College of William and Mary · B.A., 1986
- Yale University · J.D., 1990
Personal record
Born 1964 · Manhasset, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1392581CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/3138/richard-joseph-sullivan/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure