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Richard Henderson Honaker (born March 10, 1951) is a lawyer in Rock Springs, Wyoming who was nominated on March 19, 2007, by U.S. President George W. Bush to serve as one of three U.S. District Judges for the District of Wyoming. The nomination was given the highest "well qualified" rating by the judicial evaluation committee of the American Bar Association. Honaker was initially recommended to Bush by U.S. Senator Craig L. Thomas of Wyoming, who died some three months later. Honaker had co-chaired Thomas' reelection campaign in 2006 in Rock Springs.〔(Casper Star-Tribune Online - Wyoming )〕 Honaker never obtained a Senate vote on his confirmation. The succession of Barack Obama to the presidency ended his candidacy. Had he been confirmed, Honaker would have succeeded Judge Clarence A. Brimmer in Cheyenne. Nancy D. Freudenthal was subsequently nominated and confirmed to the seat.〔Ben Neary, (Gov nominates wife for federal court ), ''Casper Star-Tribune'' (May 14, 2009).〕 ==Early years, education, family== Honaker was one of two children adopted by Hayward E. Honaker (1911–2001) and the former Faola Henderson (born 1917) in Laramie, the seat of Albany County in southern Wyoming. He has a sister (born 1954). The Honakers were of Swiss ethnicity; originally "Honegger", they came to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the early 18th century. One of Honaker's ancestors was with George Rogers Clark in the march to Vincennes, Indiana during the American Revolution. The Honakers settled in western Virginia, and most Honakers still reside in either Virginia or West Virginia.〔Statement of Richard Honaker, April 24, 2008〕 Honaker's paternal family came to Laramie in 1919 and operated a grocery store and meat market. His maternal family came to the Bighorn Country in 1915 and farmed sugar beets. Honaker graduated in 1969 from Laramie High School and was the first member of his family to receive a college degree. He procured his Bachelor of Arts with honors in English and government in 1973 from Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. At Harvard, he and future U.S. Senator Al Franken of Minnesota, washed dishes together as work-study students. Still another classmate of Honaker's was the assassinated Benazir Bhutto of Pakistan. At Harvard, he was a member of the Hasty Pudding Club.〔(Casper Star-Tribune Online - Top Story )〕 In 1976, Honaker obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Wyoming Law School in Laramie. He worked his way through law school by serving as the night editor of the ''Laramie Boomerang''.〔 Honaker is recognized by ''Super Lawyers'' magazine as among the top 5 percent of attorneys in the United States.〔(Richard H. Honaker :: Lawyer - Rock Springs, Wyoming (WY) :: Attorney Badge :: Super Lawyers )〕 In 1989, he was licensed to practice before the United States Supreme Court.〔(hl_bio )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Honaker」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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