Thomas Thornton
| Thomas Thornton | |
| Former Judge | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | |
| Seat #4 | |
| Tenure | |
| 2/2/1949 - 2/15/1966 | |
| Senior | 2/15/1966 - 7/1/1985 |
| Predecessor | Ernest Aloysius O'Brien |
| Successor | Damon Keith |
| Elections and appointments | |
| Appointed by | Harry Truman |
| Education | |
| J.D. | University of Detroit School of Law (1926) |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1898 |
| Deceased | 1985 |
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Thomas Patrick Thornton (1898-1985) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Thornton was nominated by President Harry Truman on January 13, 1949, to a seat vacated by Ernest Aloysius O'Brien; he was confirmed by the Senate on January 31, 1949, and received commission on February 2nd. He assumed senior status on February 15, 1966, and served in that capacity until his death on July 1, 1985.[1] Thornton was succeeded in this position by Damon Keith.
Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1926-1937
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1937-1944
- Chief assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1944-1947
- U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1947-1949[1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Michigan
Thornton was nominated by President Harry Truman on January 13, 1949, to a seat vacated by Ernest Aloysius O'Brien; he was confirmed by the Senate on January 31, 1949, and received commission on February 2nd. He assumed senior status on February 15, 1966, and served in that capacity until his death on July 1, 1985.[1] Thornton was succeeded in this position by Damon Keith.
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thomas Thornton's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Ernest Aloysius O'Brien |
Eastern District of Michigan 1949–1966 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Damon Keith
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
