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Thomas Day Thacher
Thomas Day Thacher (1881-1950) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
He was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 9, 1925 to replace Learned Hand. He was confirmed on January 19th and received commission on January 21st. He served until April 10, 1930, when he resigned.[1] Thacher was succeeded in this position by Robert Porter Patterson, Sr..
Early life and education
- Yale Law School
- Yale University, B.A., 1904
- Read law, 1906[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1906-1907
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1907-1910
- Private practice, New York City, 1910-1917
- Major, American Red Cross Commission to Russia, 1917-1918
- Private practice, New York City, 1918-1925
- Solicitor General of the United States, 1930-1933
- Private practice, New York City, 1933-1943
- Corporation counsel, New York City, 1943
- Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1943-1948[1]
Judicial career
Southern district of New York
Thacher was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on January 9, 1925 to replace Learned Hand. He was confirmed on January 19th and received commission on January 21st. He served until April 10, 1930, when he resigned.[1] Thacher was succeeded in this position by Robert Porter Patterson, Sr..
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thomas Day Thacher's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Learned Hand |
Southern District of New York 1925–1930 |
Succeeded by: Robert Porter Patterson, Sr.
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| 1923 | |||
| 1924 |
Boynton • Davis • Dawkins, Sr. • Graham • Hand • Jones • Kennamer • Kerrigan • Martin • McCormick • Moorman • Pray • Young | ||
| 1925 |
A. Anderson • H. Anderson • Baltzell • Beattie • Booth • Burns • Clark • Dawson • Foster • Henning • Hough • Johnson • McCamant • Meekins • Molyneaux • Moorman • Moscowitz • Otis • Parker • Raymond • Sanborn • Slick • St. Sure • Stone • Thacher • Van Valkenburgh | ||
| 1926 | |||
| 1927 |
Adler • Bryant • F. Coleman • W. Coleman • Hand • Hayes • Kirkpatrick • Letts • McNary • Moinet • Northcott • Tilson • Wham | ||
| 1928 |
Borah • Burrows • Cline • Cotteral • Deaver • Dewey • Gordon • Green • Hahn • Hickenlooper • Hicks • Louderback • Martineau • McCarthy • McDermott • McVicar • Norcross • Sinnott • Taylor • Tilson • Vaught • West | ||
| 1929 |
Akerman • Chase • Cox • Fake • Garrett • Nevin • Ritter • Woodward | ||
