Richard W. Story (born March 3, 1953) is a
senior
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United States district judge
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of the
.
Education and career
Story was born in
Augusta,
Georgia
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. He received a
Bachelor of Arts
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degree from
LaGrange College in 1975 and a
Juris Doctor
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from the
University of Georgia School of Law
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in 1978. Story was in private practice in
Gainesville, Georgia from 1978 to 1986. He was a part-time special assistant attorney general of Georgia from 1980 to 1984.
Judicial service
State judicial service
Story was a part-time judge of the Juvenile Court of
Hall County, Georgia from 1985 to 1986. He was a Chief Judge, Northeastern Judicial Circuit of the Superior Court of Georgia from 1986 to 1997.
Federal judicial service
Story was nominated by President
Bill Clinton
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to be a United States District Judge of the
on September 15, 1997, to a seat vacated by
William Clark O'Kelley
William Clark O'Kelley (January 2, 1930 – July 5, 2017) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Education and career
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, O'Kelley received an Artium B ...
. He was confirmed by the
United States Senate
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on January 28, 1998, and received his commission on February 4, 1998. He assumed
senior status
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on December 1, 2018.
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1953 births
Living people
20th-century American judges
21st-century American judges
Georgia (U.S. state) state court judges
Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
LaGrange College alumni
People from Augusta, Georgia
United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton
University of Georgia alumni