What type of details about richard lowell nygaard can be gathered from the following bio? Bio: richard lowell nygaard -lrb- born july 9 , 1940 -rrb- is a united states federal judge . born in thief river falls , minnesota , nygaard received a b.s. cum laude from the university of southern california in 1969 and a j.d. from the university of michigan law school in 1971 . he was a petty officer second class in the u.s. naval reserve from 1958 to 1964 . he was in private practice in north east , pennsylvania from 1972 to 1980 . he was a judge on the court of common pleas , sixth district of pennsylvania , erie , pennsylvania from 1981 to 1988 . nygaard is a senior federal judge on the united states court of appeals for the third circuit . judge nygaard was nominated by president ronald reagan on may 25 , 1988 , to a seat vacated when joseph francis weis , jr. assumed senior status . he was confirmed by the united states senate on october 14 , 1988 , and received his commission on october 17 , 1988 . he assumed senior status on july 9 , 2005 .
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