Background
Clifton, Richard Randall was born on November 13, 1950 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Arthur Calvin and Vivian Juanita (Himes) Clifton.
Clifton, Richard Randall was born on November 13, 1950 in Framingham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Arthur Calvin and Vivian Juanita (Himes) Clifton.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). Yale University (Juris Doctor, 1975).
He was nominated by George West. Bush on September 4, 2001 to fill a seat vacated by Cynthia Holcomb Hall, and confirmed by the United States Senate 98-0 on July 30, 2002. He was Bush"s first appointment to the Ninth Circuit. In 2006, he was one of the judges on the panel that upheld the imprisonment of journalist Josh Wolf.
Clifton received a Bachelor of Arts at Princeton University and a Juris Doctor from Yale Law School.
After law school, he clerked for Ninth Circuit Judge Herbert Choy. Following his clerkship, he was in private practice in Honolulu, Hawaii until his appointment to the federal bench.
He also taught for several years at the William South. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii as an adjunct professor In a letter to President Obama Clifton announced his intention to assume senior status on December 31, 2016.
Member district committee Nancy J. Stivers Memorial Fund, Honolulu, since 1984. Board directors Hawaii Public Radio, Honolulu, since 1991, chairman, since 1995. Member Hawaii State Judicial Conference, 1987-1990.
1st vice chairman Hawaii Republican Party, 1989-1993, chairman rules committee, 1987-1990, general counsel, since 1993. Board directors Hawaii Women'sLegal Foundation, since 1987, Ninth Judicial Circuit History Society, since 1996. Member Hawaii State Reapportionment Committee, 1991-1992.
Member American Bar Association, Hawaii Bar Association, Plaza Club (Honolulu), Honolulu Club.
Married Teresa Morano Aleshire, October 15, 1988. Children: David Madison, Katherine Kaleilani.