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Thomas Walker

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Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Education

Law

Fordham University School of Law, 1924

Personal
Birthplace
New Jersey


Thomas Glynn Walker (1899-1993) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Walker was given a recess appointment by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 20, 1939, to a seat vacated by William Clark. He was nominated on January 16, 1940, confirmed by the Senate on March 5, 1940, and received commission on March 13.[1] He resigned on December 31, 1941. Walker was succeeded in this position by Thomas Meaney.

Early life and education

  • Fordham University School of Law, LL.B., 1924

Professional career

  • Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1924-1937
  • Professor, Mercer Beasley School of Law, Newark, New Jersey, 1930-1935
  • Member, New Jersey State Assembly, 1933-1938
  • Speaker, 1937-1938
  • Judge, Court of Errors and Appeals, Trenton, New Jersey, 1937-1939
  • Judge, Court of Common Pleas, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1939
  • Vice president & general counsel, New Jersey Bell Telephone Company, Newark, NJ, 1942-1965
  • Private practice, Newark, New Jersey, 1965-1970

Judicial career

District of New Jersey

Walker was given a recess appointment by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on December 20, 1939, to a seat vacated by William Clark.[1] He was nominated on January 16, 1940, confirmed by the Senate on March 5, 1940, and received commission on March 13. He resigned on December 31, 1941. Walker was succeeded in this position by Thomas Meaney.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
William Clark
District of New Jersey
1940–1941
Seat #2
Succeeded by:
Thomas Meaney