Richard Tallman | |
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| Senior Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| Assumed office March 3, 2018 | |
| Judge of theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review | |
| In office January 27, 2014 – January 26, 2021 | |
| Appointed by | John Roberts |
| Preceded by | Morris S. Arnold |
| Succeeded by | Stephen A. Higginson |
| Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit | |
| In office May 25, 2000 – March 3, 2018 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Betty Binns Fletcher |
| Succeeded by | Eric D. Miller |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Richard Charles Tallman (1953-03-03)March 3, 1953 (age 72) Oakland,California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Santa Clara University (BS) Northwestern University (JD) |
Richard Charles Tallman (born March 3, 1953)[1] is aseniorUnited States circuit judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and a former judge of theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review.
Born inOakland,California, Tallman received hisBachelor of Science degree in 1975 from theUniversity of Santa Clara and hisJuris Doctor in 1978 fromNorthwestern UniversitySchool of Law, where he served as the executive director of theNorthwestern University Law Review.[2]
After serving as alaw clerk for JudgeMorell Edward Sharp of theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Washington, Tallman worked as a trial lawyer for theDepartment of Justice and as anassistant United States attorney inSeattle,Washington. From 1983 until his appointment to the Ninth Circuit in 2000, Tallman was an attorney in private practice in Seattle, including as chairman of the white-collar criminal defense practice group at the former Bogle and Gates law firm between 1990 and 1999. After that firm closed on March 31, 1999, Tallman formed the firm Tallman & Severin.[3][2]
Among Tallman's higher-profile clients in private practice was representing theSeattle Mariners in legal disputes over scheduling rights in theKingdome.[3] Tallman also handled medical malpractice and defense procurement cases.[3]
Clinton's previous nominee to that seat, conservative Washington State Supreme Court JusticeBarbara Durham, had been nominated in January 1999 as part of a bipartisan deal brokered by Washington's senators at the time,Slade Gorton andPatty Murray. However, Durham withdrew her nomination to the seat just four months later because of her husband's terminal heart condition.[4] Tallman was chosen after he was one of three potential nominees that Gorton recommended to the White House.[3] Despite being a Republican, Tallman was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton on October 20, 1999, to fill the seat vacated by JudgeBetty Binns Fletcher, who assumedsenior status in 1998.[5] He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on May 24, 2000, by avoice vote. He received his commission on May 25, 2000.[2] He assumedsenior status on March 3, 2018.[2][6]
On January 27, 2014, Tallman was appointed byChief JusticeJohn Roberts to a six-year term on theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review, which considers appeals under theForeign Intelligence Surveillance Act. He succeededMorris S. Arnold, whose term expired in August 2013.[2] Tallman's term on the court ended on January 26, 2021.[2]
Bull v. City and County of San Francisco, August 22, 2008. Tallman dissented on the issue of whether San Francisco jails could strip search those detained for minor, non-violent offenses, contending that they should be able to do so due to security needs: "When people are dying as a result of our errant jurisprudence, it is time to correct the course of our law."
Tallman is a Republican appointed by Clinton in a deal made with conservative senators in 1996.
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| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2000–2018 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Judge of theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review 2014–2021 | Succeeded by |