Richard G. Andrews

Richard Gibson Andrews (born December 22, 1955) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. He is a former Delaware state prosecutor and assistant United States attorney.

Richard G. Andrews
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
Incumbent
Assumed office December 31, 2023
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware
In office November 7, 2011 – December 31, 2023
Appointed by	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Joseph James Farnan Jr.
Succeeded by	Jennifer L. Hall
Personal details
Born	Richard Gibson Andrews (1955-12-22) December 22, 1955 (age 69) Manchester, England, U.K.
Political party	Democratic Party
Education	Haverford College (BA) University of California, Berkeley (JD)

Early life and education

Andrews earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Haverford College in 1977 and a Juris Doctor 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][2]

Career

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][2]

Federal judicial service

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. He assumed senior status on December 31, 2023.^[2]