Who appointed Richard C. Wesley?

President George W. Bush appointed Richard C. Wesley to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2003.

Was Richard C. Wesley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Richard C. Wesley was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Richard C. Wesley's confirmation vote?

The Senate confirmed Richard C. Wesley 96–0 on June 11, 2003.

Second Circuit / Appointed 2003 / Senior status since 2016

Richard C. Wesley

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2003 and confirmed by the Senate 96–0, Richard C. Wesley is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He earned a law degree from Cornell Law School in 1974. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Born: 1949 · age 77
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2003
Confirmed: 96–0
Education: State of New York at Albany 1971 · Cornell Law School 1974
Succeeded: Pierre Nelson Leval
Succeeded by: Richard Joseph Sullivan

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2003	Second Circuit succeeded Pierre Nelson Leval	G.W. Bush (R)	96–0

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 96–0 on June 11, 2003 · 108th Congress, Roll Call 215. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 96

45 D, 50 R, 1 I

Did not vote · 4

3 D, 1 R

Education

State University of New York at Albany	B.A.	1971
Cornell Law School	J.D.	1974

Judicial Record

In our data, Wesley authored 1 published opinion for the court (2010). Most cited: Rosario v. Ercole (4 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

Year	Case	Citation	Cited
2010	Rosario v. Ercole	617 F.3d 683	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 C. Wesley?: President George W. Bush appointed Richard C. Wesley to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in 2003.
Was Richard C. Wesley appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Richard C. Wesley was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Richard C. Wesley's confirmation vote?: The Senate confirmed Richard C. Wesley 96–0 on June 11, 2003.
Which court is Richard C. Wesley on?: Richard C. Wesley is a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Sources

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23 years on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).