Richard Rives | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | |
| In office October 1, 1981 – October 27, 1982 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| In office February 15, 1966 – October 1, 1981 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| In office 1959–1960 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Chappell Hutcheson Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Elbert Tuttle |
| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
| In office May 3, 1951 – February 15, 1966 | |
| Appointed by | Harry S. Truman |
| Preceded by | Leon Clarence McCord |
| Succeeded by | John Cooper Godbold |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Taylor Rives January 15, 1895 Montgomery, Alabama, US |
| Died | October 27, 1982 (aged 87) Montgomery, Alabama, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Relatives | Callie V. Granade |
| Education | Tulane University Reading law |
Richard Taylor Rives (January 15, 1895 – October 27, 1982) was an American lawyer and judge. A native of Alabama, he was the sole Democrat among the "Fifth Circuit Four," four United States circuit judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the 1950s and 1960s that issued a series of decisions crucial in advancing the civil and political rights of African-Americans.[1] At that time, the Fifth Circuit included not only Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas (its current jurisdiction), but also Alabama, Georgia, and Florida (which were subsequently split off into the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit), and the Panama Canal Zone.