Thomas Madden
Thomas M. Madden (1907-1976) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Madden was nominated by President Harry Truman on October 9, 1945, to a seat vacated by John Boyd Avis; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 23, 1945, and received commission on October 25th. He served as chief judge from 1961-1968. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1968, and served in that capacity until his death on March 29, 1976.[1] Madden was succeeded in this position by Leonard Garth.
Early life and education
- Rutgers University School of Law, LL.B., 1930
Professional career
- Private practice, Camden, New Jersey, 1930-
- Municipal solicitor, Bellmawr, New Jersey
- Municipal solicitor, Clementon, New Jersey
- Municipal solicitor, Township of Voorhees, New Jersey
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of New Jersey, 1943-1945
Judicial career
District of New Jersey
Madden was nominated by President Harry Truman on October 9, 1945, to a seat vacated by John Boyd Avis; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 23, 1945, and received commission on October 25th. He served as chief judge from 1961-1968.[1] He assumed senior status on January 1, 1968, and served in that capacity until his death on March 29, 1976. Madden was succeeded in this position by Leonard Garth.
External links
- Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Boyd Avis |
District of New Jersey 1945–1968 Seat #3 |
Succeeded by: Leonard Garth
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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 | |||
