Richard Lowell Nygaard

Personal

Birthday: 
1940
Birthplace: 
Thief River Falls, MN
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Naval Reserve, 1958-1964
Private practice, North East, Pennsylvania, 1972-1980
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Erie County [Pennsylvania], 1981-1988

Education

Name of School: 
University of Southern California
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1969
Name of School - Second: 

University of Michigan Law School

Michigan Law students rely on technological services to communicate, perform legal research, enhance learning, and conduct administrative business. To support the academic and administrative functions of the Law School, the Information Technology Department (LawIT) provides stable and user-friendly computing, networking, and audio-visual infrastructure, services, and support for the Law School community.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1971

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Court Name: 

Third Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
Ronald Reagan
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
10/17/1988
Retirement from Active Service: 
7/9/2005