Richard Wesley ’71
Federal Judge
Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 to the U.S. Court of Appeals, he is one of America's leading jurists. He was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1982, then to the State Supreme Court in 1986. In 1997, he was appointed by Governor Pataki to the New York State Court of Appeals.
B.A. American History
| 1969 New York State Legislative Intern |
1970 Great Danes Offensive Guard |
1971 Graduated Summa Cum Laude |
1974 JD Cornell University Law School |
| 1982 Elected New York State Assemblyman |
1997 Appointed Judge New York State court of Appeals |
2003 Appointed Federal judge 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals |