William K. Thomas (Ohio federal judge)
This page is about the U.S. District judge for the Northern District of Ohio. If you are looking for the Florida judge for the Eleventh Circuit Court, please see William Thomas.
William Kernahan Thomas (1911-2001) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.
Thomas was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on January 19, 1966, to a seat vacated by Paul Jones; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 4, 1966, and received commission three days later. He assumed senior status on February 15, 1981, and served in that capacity until his death on March 20, 2001.[1] Thomas was succeeded in this position by John Potter.
Early life and education
- Ohio State University, B.A., 1932
- Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., 1935[1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1935-1944
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1944-1946
- Private practice, Cleveland, Ohio, 1946-1950
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Geauga County, Ohio, 1950-1953
- Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, 1953-1966[1]
Judicial career
Northern District of Ohio
Thomas was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on January 19, 1966, to a seat vacated by Paul Jones; he was confirmed by the Senate on March 4, 1966, and received commission three days later. He assumed senior status on February 15, 1981, and served in that capacity until his death on March 20, 2001.[1] Thomas was succeeded in this position by John Potter.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 William K. Thomas' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Paul Jones |
Northern District of Ohio 1966–1981 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: John Potter
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
