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Matthew McGuire

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Matthew McGuire
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Nonpartisan
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the District of Columbia
Years in office: 1966 - 1986

Years in office: 1941 - 1966
Education
Law
Holy Cross College, 1921
Graduate
Boston University Law, 1926


Matthew Francis McGuire (1898-1986) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

McGuire was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on July 14, 1941, to a seat vacated by Peyton Gordon; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 29, 1941, and received commission on August 1. He served as chief judge from 1961 until he assumed senior status on October 7, 1966. He served until his death on January 24, 1986.[1]

Education

  • Holy Cross College, A.B., 1921
  • Boston University School of Law, LL.B., 1926[1]

Professional career

  • U.S. Navy, 1918
  • Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts, 1926-
  • Special assistant to U.S. attorney general, 1934-1939
  • Assistant to U.S. attorney general, 1940-1941[1]

Footnotes