Background
Richards, David R. was born on June 10, 1933 in Waco, Texas, United States.
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David R. Richards
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Baylor University (Bachelor of Arts, 1954). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, 1957).
Career
Worked at Simon & Oppenheimer (Santa Fe, New Mexico) specializing in General Civil Practice. Litigation, Labor, Contract, Constitutional, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Real Estate and Civil Rights. Admitted to the bar, 1957, Texas and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Texas.
1963, United States. Supreme Court. 1964, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1966, United States. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit.
1967, United States. District Court, Western District of Texas. 1972, United States. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of Texas.
1994, New Mexico.
Attorney, United States. Commission on Civil Rights, 1961-1962.
General Counsel, Texas American Federation of Labor-Congress-Chief Information Officer, 1970-1982.
Special Counsel, Texas Senate Committee on Consumer Affairs, 1975. Adjunct Professor of Law, Labor Law, University of Texas School of Law, 1978-1982. Executive Assistant Attorney General, Texas, 1983-1985.
Morton South. Simon began his practice in Santa Fe in 1972.
That practice evolved with other partners, including the Honorable Michael East. Vigil, currently a New Mexico District Court Judge for the First Judicial District and the Honorable Peggy J. Nelson, currently a New Mexico District Court Judge for the Eighth Judicial District.
