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ABELL, RICHARD BENDER, retired member of the federal judiciary, lawyer; b. Phila., Dec. 2, 1943; s. Lon Edward Welch, Jr. and Charlotte Amelia (Bender) A., stepfather Ernest George Abell; m. Lucia del Carmen Lombana-Cadavid, Dec. 2, 1968; children: David, Christian, Rachel. BA in Internat. Affairs, George Washington U., 1966, JD, 1974. Bar: Pa. 1974. Vol. Peace Corps, Colombia , 1967-69; assoc. Reilly & Fogwell, West Chester, Pa., 1974-80; asst. dist. atty. Chester County, Pa., 1974-79; staff mem. to US Senator Richard Schweiker US Senate, Washington, 1979-80; dir. Office of Prog. Devel. Peace Corp., Washington , 1981-83; dep. asst. atty. gen. US Dept. Justice, Washington, 1983-86, asst. atty. gen., 1986-90; spl. master, spl. trial judge/special master US Ct. Fed. Claims, Washington , 1991–2010; mem. policy bd. The Carleson Ctr. for Public Policy; mem. Policy Bd. Am. Civil Rights Union , 2010–. Mem. adj. faculty Del. Law Sch., Wilmington , 1975-77, West Chester State U., 1976; bd. dirs. Fed. Prison Industries, Inc., 1985-91, Yr. ALumni Network , Inc., 2009-, Robert B. Carleson Eagle Fund, Inc., 2010-; chmn. Nat. Crime Prevention Coalition, 1986-90; mem. adv. bd. Nat. Inst. Corrections, 1986-90; co-chmn. adv. com. Nat. Ctr. for State and Local Law Enforcement Tng., 1987-90; vice chmn. rsch. and devel. rev. bd. Dept. Justice, 1987-89; mem. nat. drug policy bd. Enforcement Coordinating Group and Coordinating Group for Drug Abuse Prevention and Health, The White House, Washington , 1988-89. Author: Peter Smith of Westmoreland County , Va. (Died 1741) and Some Descendents, 1996, Sojourns of a Patriot: Field and Prison Papers of An Unreconstructed Confederate, 1998. Chmn. Young Rep. Nat. Fedn., Washington, 1979-81; mem. exec. com. Rep. Nat. Com., 1979-81; bd. dirs. Young Ams. for Freedom, 1979-1983; mem. fed. coordinating coun. on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 1986-90; mem. Pres.'s Task Force on Adoption, 1987-88; mem. Pres.'s Commn. on Agrl. Workers, 1988-93. Served in US Army, 1969–71. Decorated Purple Heart, Army Commendation medal for heroism, Air medal, Combat Infantryman's Badge; recipient Jefferson Davis Hist. gold medal, 2000. Mem.: Most Venerable Order of Hosp. St. John Jerusalem (Knight), Sons of the Confederate Veterans, Military Soc. Mexican War, Sons of Revolution, Soc. Cin., Soc. Colonial Wars, Order Indian Wars US, The Aztec Club of 1847. Anglican Catholic.

'''Richard Bender Abell''' is a retired member of the federal judiciary and a lawyer who was born in Philadelphia on 2 December 1943.