Richard Franklin Boulware II is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of Nevada. Prior to his confirmation, he was a public defender at the Federal Public Defender's office in Las Vegas. On January 16, 2014, President Barack Obama nominated Boulware to fill a vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.[1] The United States Senate confirmed Boulware on June 10, 2014, on a vote of 58-34