Richard Nygaard | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
| Assumed office July 9, 2005 | |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
| In office October 17, 1988 – July 9, 2005 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Joseph F. Weis Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Hardiman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Lowell Nygaard July 9, 1940 Thief River Falls, Minnesota |
| Education | University of Southern California (BS) University of Michigan Law School (JD) |
Richard Lowell Nygaard (born July 9, 1940) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.