Richard Owen (judge)

Richard Owen (December 11, 1922 – November 20, 2015) was an American attorney, jurist, and composer who served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Early life and education The son of an opera-loving attorney, Owen was born and raised in New York City. He served in the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1945, and then received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Dartmouth College in 1945. He received a Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1950 Career After earning his law degree, Owen entered private practice in New York City from 1950 to 1953. He was also an assistant professor at New York Law School from 1951 to 1953. In 1953, Owen became an assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of New York, also serving as a special assistant United States attorney general in 1954. He was a senior trial attorney in the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice from 1955 to 1958. He returned to private practice in New York City from 1958 to 1974, also working as associate counsel to the New York State Commission on Alcoholic Beverage Laws from 1963 to 1964. Owen presided o