Richard Gibson Andrews (born December 22, 1955) is a senior

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of the

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. He is a former

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state prosecutor and assistant United States attorney.

Early life and education

Andrews earned a

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degree from Haverford College in 1977 and a Juris Doctor from the

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in 1981. From 1981 until 1982, Andrews served as a law clerk for Judge Collins J. Seitz on the

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Career

From 1983 until 2006, Andrews worked as an assistant United States attorney for the District of Delaware. In 2007, Andrews was chosen as state prosecutor for the state of Delaware.

Federal judicial service

On May 11, 2011, President

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nominated Andrews to a seat on the

, to fill the vacancy created when Judge Joseph James Farnan Jr. retired on July 31, 2010. On September 8, 2011, the

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reported his nomination to the Senate floor by

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. On November 3, 2011, the Senate confirmed Andrews by

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. He received his commission on November 7, 2011. He assumed

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on December 31, 2023.

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