Richard Law
Appointed by President George Washington in 1789 and confirmed by voice vote, Richard Law was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1733–1806
- Appointed by
- George Washington, 1789
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Succeeded by
- Pierpont Edwards
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1789 | District of Connecticut | Washington (–) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Yale College | 1751 | |
| Read law | 1755 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Law authored 1 published opinion for the court (2007). Most cited: Ard Ex Rel. Estate of Ard v. Metro-North Railroad (4 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Ard Ex Rel. Estate of Ard v. Metro-North Railroad | 492 F. Supp. 2d 95 | 4 |
Showing the 1 most-cited of 1 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Richard Law?
- President George Washington appointed Richard Law to the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut in 1789.
- What was Richard Law's confirmation vote?
- Richard Law was confirmed by voice vote on September 26, 1789. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Richard Law on?
- Richard Law was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: Unknown authorUnknown author (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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16 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).