1. Richard Mark Gergel was born on August 14,1954 and is an American lawyer who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
10 Facts About Richard Gergel
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From 1979 until 1980, Richard Gergel served as a law clerk for a law firm in Columbia, South Carolina, and he was a partner with the firm from 1981 until 1982.
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In 1994, Richard Gergel was the attorney representing the South Carolina Education Association and public school teacher Maggi Smith Hall.
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On December 22,2009, President Barack Obama nominated Richard Gergel to serve on the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina to fill the seat vacated by Judge Henry Michael Herlong, Jr.
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Richard Gergel had a hearing before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on April 16,2010.
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Richard Gergel was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 5,2010, and received commission on August 9,2010.
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Richard Gergel was the presiding judge on the trial of Dylann Roof, who was convicted of 33 federal charges relating to the 2015 Charleston church shooting.
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Roof was convicted on all charges and controversially represented himself during the sentencing phase despite Richard Gergel warning Roof it was not in his best interests to do so.
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On January 11,2017, Richard Gergel sentenced Dylann Roof to death after the jury recommended the death penalty the previous day.
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Richard Gergel is the author of Unexampled Courage: The Blinding of Sgt.