Background
Sprague, Richard A. was born on September 22, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Sprague, Richard A. was born on September 22, 1925 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Temple University (Bachelor of Science, 1949). University of Pennsylvania (Bachelor of Laws, 1953).
Assistant volunteer defender Defender Association, Philadelphia, 1954—1957. Assistant district attorney District Attorney' General’ s Office, 1958—1965, 1st assistant district attorney, 1966—1974. Counsel Berger & Montague, 1975—1979.
Senior partner Sprague & Sprague, since 1979. President judge court of judicial discipline Commonwealth Pennsylvania. Former chief counsel Select Committee on Assassinations, United States House of Representatives.
Special prosecutor for Washington County, Pennsylvania, 1970-1985, for Delaware County, Pennsylvania, 1971-1974, for Philadelphia County district attorney, since 2000. Special assistant to the United States attorney general, 1973-1974. Special counsel to Pennsylvania Supreme Court Judicial Inquiry and Review Board, 1981-1983.
Special investigator for Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, since 1999. Volunteer defender Defender's Association Philadelphia. Lecturer Temple University School Law, Philadelphia, since 1972.
Member faculty Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Member Philadelphia Criminal Justice Coordinating Commission, United States Senate Judicial Nominating Commission. Former treasurer Philadelphia Regional Planning Council Governor's Justice Commission.
Board directors Biotechnology Foundation, Inc.
Member: Philadelphia (Member, Board of Governors, 1971-1974), Pennsylvania and American (Member, Antitrust Law and Criminal Justice Sections) Bar Associations. National District Attorneys Association. The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Military: With United States Navy, Submarine Service, 1943-1945 (Also Member, Sprague & Sprague, Philadelphia.
Also Of Counsel to Berger & Montague, Professional Corporation).
Son of George Sidney and Marian (Barsel) S. Divorced; children: Thomas Andrew, Barbara Anne.