Richard Kenyon Eaton (born August 22, 1948) is a Senior United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade.

Biography

Eaton was born in 1948, in Walton,

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. He received a

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degree in 1970, from

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. He received a

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in 1974, from Albany Law School. He worked in private practice in

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, New York from 1974 to 1975 and then in Walton from 1975 to 1977. He served in turn as regional director, legislative director and Chief of Staff for Senator

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, from 1977 to 1983, serving in both

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and

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He served in private practice in New York City from 1983 to 1991. He again served as Chief of Staff to Senator Moynihan from 1991 to 1993. He returned to private practice in Washington, D.C. from 1993 to 1999.

Trade Court service

On August 3, 1999, President

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nominated Eaton to be a United States Judge of the United States Court of International Trade, to the seat vacated by Judge

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. He was confirmed by the

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on October 22, 1999 and received his commission on October 26, 1999. He took

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on August 22, 2014.

Personal life

Eaton is married to museum director

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References

External links

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1948 births Living people Albany Law School alumni Ithaca College alumni Judges of the United States Court of International Trade United States federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton Chiefs of staff to United States Senators {{US-federal-judge-stub