As far as we know, Judge Richard J. Leon does not have a lot of cases. We recorded 12 January 6th cases. See table below.

Richard J. Leon is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He was born on December 19, 1949, in South Natick, Massachusetts. Judge Leon has had a distinguished career in both the public and private sectors, particularly known for his work in government and on the federal bench.

Education:

  • Undergraduate: Bachelor of Arts degree from Holy Cross College in 1971.
  • Law School: Juris Doctor from Suffolk University Law School in 1974.
  • Graduate School: Master of Laws from Harvard Law School in 1981.

Career Highlights:

  1. Early Career:
    • Worked as a law clerk and in various capacities within the U.S. government, including the Department of Justice.
    • Served as Deputy Chief Minority Counsel for the U.S. House Select “Iran-Contra” Committee (1987–1988).
    • Was a senior investigative counsel for the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs (1988–1989).
    • Worked as Special Counsel to the House Banking Committee (1994).
  2. Private Practice:
    • Engaged in private legal practice, including at firms like Baker & Hostetler.
  3. Judicial Appointment:
    • Nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed as a United States District Judge for the District of Columbia in 2002.
    • Assumed senior status in December 2016.

Notable Cases:

  • National Security: Presided over significant cases involving the rights of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, including ruling on the legality of their detention.
  • Health Care: Ruled on major cases affecting the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
  • Privacy: Issued landmark rulings on government surveillance programs, including aspects of the National Security Agency’s data collection efforts.

Teaching and Contributions:

  • Judge Leon has also taught as an adjunct professor at various law schools and contributed to legal scholarship and public service initiatives.
Defendant Date of Arrest Charges plea or trial Sentence
Alan Fischer, III 1/13/22 Civil Disorder (1) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (3) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Dangerous Weapon (6) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds (9) Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building (12) Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (13) Disorderly Conduct in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings (14) Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings (15) Civil Disorder (16) case proceeding NA
Avery MacCracken 12/11/21 Civil Disorder (1) Inflicting Bodily Injury on Certain Officers (2) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (3) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (4) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds (5) Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds (6) Act of Physical Violence on Capitol Grounds (7) plead guilty to count 1 Sentenced to 12 months’ incarceration 36 months’ supervised release $2,000 restitution $100 special assessment
Brian Boele  5/25/22 Civil Disorder (1) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (7) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds (11) Disorderly Conduct in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings (14) Case proceeding NA
Chad Barrett Jones 1/16/21 Civil Disorder and Aiding and Abetting (1) Destruction of Government Property (2) Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting (3) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (4) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (5) Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (6) Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building (7) Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building (8) bench trial

guilty of all charges

 no info
Dion Rejewski Civil Disorder (1) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (2) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds (3) Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds (4) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon no info no info
Elias Costianes 2/12/2021 Obstruction of Congress (1) Aiding and Abetting (2) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (3) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds (4) Entering and Remaining in the Gallery of Congress (5) Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building (6) Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing a Capitol Building (7) no info no info
Jake Maxwell 2/10/22 Civil Disorder (1) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (2) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (3) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (4) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds (5) Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds (6) Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings (9)  no info  no info
James Brett, IV 6/3/22 Civil Disorder (1) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (7) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (12) Disorderly Conduct in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings (14) case proceeding no info
James Douglas Rahm, Jr. 2/5/21 Obstruction of an Official Proceeding (1) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (2) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds (3) Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building (4) Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building (5) bench trial

guilty on all counts

 sentenced to 12 months in prison and 36 months of probation. He was also required to pay $170 in special assessments and restitution in the amount of $2,000.
Klete Derik Keller 1/22/21 Civil Disorder (1) Obstruction of an Official Proceeding (2) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (3) Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building (4) Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings (5) Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building (6) plead guilty to count 2 sentenced to 3 years probation and 6 months of home detention.
Richard T. Crosby Jr. 6/3/21 Obstruction of an Official Proceeding (1) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (2) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds (3) Entering and Remaining on the Floor of Congress (4) Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building (5) Parading, Demonstrating, or Picketing in a Capitol Building (6) no info no info
Thomas John Ballard 8/10/21 Civil Disorder (1) Civil Disorder (2) Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting (3) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (4) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers Using a Dangerous Weapon (5) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (6) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (7) Engaging in Physical Violence in a Restricted Building or Grounds with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon (8) Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building (9) Act of Physical Violence in the Capitol Grounds or Buildings (10) bench trial
guilty of all charges		 54  months, 3 years of supervised release, restitution of $2,000, and a $100 special assessment.
Wilmar Jeovanny Montano Alvarado 1/29/21 Civil Disorder (1) Obstruction of an Official Proceeding and Aiding and Abetting (2) Assaulting, Resisting, or Impeding Certain Officers (3) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds (4) Disorderly and Disruptive Conduct in a Restricted Building or Grounds (5) Disorderly Conduct in a Capitol Building (6) Impeding Passage Through the Capitol Grounds or Buildings (7) trial
guilty of all charges		 no info
Zachary Johnson Jan. 13, 2022 assaulting, resisting, or impeding certain officers (1) Civil Disorder (2) Entering and Remaining in a Restricted Building or Grounds  (3) pleaded guilty 42 months in prison and 36 months of supervised release