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- Born: 1949
- Alma mater: College of the Holy Cross, 1971U.S. District Court, Washington, DC: Judge Richard J. Leon
- Received a J.D. from Suffolk Law SchoolU.S. District Court, Washington, DC: Judge Richard J. Leon
- Received an LL.M. from Harvard Law School in 1981
- Appointed to the United States District Court in February 2002
- 1987: Deputy Chief Minority Counsel for the U.S. House Select “Iran-Contra” CommitteeU.S. District Court, Washington, DC: Judge Richard J. Leon
- 1994: Special Counsel to the U.S. House Banking Committee for its "Whitewater" investigationU.S. District Court, Washington, DC: Judge Richard J. Leon
- 1997: Special Counsel to the bipartisan U.S. House Ethics Reform Task ForceU.S. District Court, Washington, DC: Judge Richard J. Leon
- Currently an adjunct law professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and the George Washington University Law SchoolU.S. District Court, Washington, DC: Judge Richard J. Leon
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Richard Leon, a judge for the U.S. District Court for Washington DC, ruled that five Algerian detainees at Guantanamo Bay be released after serving seven years at the prison. The ruling comes after the U.S. Supreme Court determined that the detainees have the legal right to contest their imprisonment.The New York Times: Judge Orders Five Detainees Freed From Guantánamo (November 20, 2008)
The lawyers of the released detainees argued that their clients should not be considered "enemy combatants" because they were not captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan. Government attorneys countered that defense by claiming that the men were planning to travel to Afghanistan to join al-Qaeda.The Boston Globe: Lawyers debate 'enemy combatant' (October 24, 2008)
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Short Bio: Kings of Leon 1 AnswerKings of Leon is an American rock band that formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 1999, consisting of brothers Anthony "Caleb" Followill (lead vocals, rhythm guitar... read more -
Do you feel that judges have as an end the ascertainment of the truth or do they side with the strongest combatant? 1 AnswerNeither the Truth nor the strongest "combatant" are what a good Judge seeks. A good judge seeks to find the facts that are needed to determine the legality of a... read more -
what is the name of the judge in the episode 'the ticket'? 1 AnswerEven after reading the whole script for the episode, the only conclusion I get for the role is "a judge". Nothing has been mention about his role name or someth... read more -
How is Brian Graden qualified to be a judge on Miss USA? 1 AnswerThe fact that he is gay may make him a more objective observer of the female form, the total package presented by the contestant, and the talent unhindered by a... read more
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