Background
Shackleton, Richard James was born on May 24, 1933 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of S. Paul and Mildred W. (Welsh) Shackleton.
Shackleton, Richard James was born on May 24, 1933 in Orange, New Jersey, United States. Son of S. Paul and Mildred W. (Welsh) Shackleton.
Kalamazoo College; Rutgers University (Juris Doctor, 1961). Phi Alpha Delta. Commissioner, Long Beach Township, 1968-1972.
Bar: New Jersey 1961, United States District Court New Jersey, United States District Court (eastern district) New York 1982, United States District Court (southern district) New York, United States Court Appeals (3d and 4th circuits), Supreme Court of the United States Court Limited. attorney Berry Whitson & Berry, 1961. Practice, Ship Bottom, New Jersey, 1961. Senior partner Shackleton, Hazeltine & Dasti, Ship Bottom, 1965-1984.
Senior partner Shackleton, Hazeltine & Bishop, 1984.
President, Beach Haven Inlet Taxpayers Association, 1958-1968. President Ocean County Visiting Homemakers Association, 1966-1972.
Member history society United States District Court New Jersey. President Brodhead Watershed Association, 1997.
Executive committee, board directors Mount Pocono Water Quality Committee. Member American Bar Association (litigation section, product liability committee), American Judicature Society, Federal Bar Council New York, New Jersey Bar Association, New York Bar Association, Ocean County Bar Association, Defense Research Institute (member medical device and products section), United States District Court New Jersey History Society, Ocean County Lawyers Club, Henryville Conservation Club (chairman board), Henryville Flyfishers Club (president, board directors, chairman), The Anglers' Club Philadelphia, Philadelphia Gun Club (board directors, secretary), Sandy Island Gun Club (life, board directors, president), National Rifle Association (life), Gun Owners American (life), United States Sportsman's Alliance, Brodhead Watershed Association (board directors, president 1997-1998), Brodhead Protective Association (board directors, vice president), Ancient Inc. Order of the Beefeater.
Married Katharine L. Richards, June 16, 1956. Children: Katharine Margaret, Julia Anne, Forrest Maxwell.