Richard Conway Casey | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
In office October 24, 1997 – March 22, 2007 | |
Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
Preceded by | Charles S. Haight Jr. |
Succeeded by | Cathy Seibel |
Personal details | |
Born | Richard Conway Casey January 19, 1933 Ithaca, New York |
Died | March 22, 2007 | (aged 74)
Education | College of the Holy Cross (BS) Georgetown University (LLB) |
Richard Conway Casey (January 19, 1933 – March 22, 2007) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Casey gained national prominence for his unusual personal circumstances — during his years on the bench, he was completely blind — and for his aggressive questioning during a 2004 trial considering the constitutionality of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. He died on March 22, 2007.