Thomas Masterson
Thomas Ambrose Masterson (1927-2000) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
Masterson was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on January 16, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75; he was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commission three days later.[1] He resigned on November 16, 1973. Masterson was succeeded in this position by Joseph McGlynn.
Early life and education
- Harvard University, B.A., 1949
- University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1952
Professional career
- Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1952-1953
- Volunteer defender, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1953
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1953-1956
- Instructor, Seton Hall University School of Law, 1953-1956
- Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956
- Deputy city solicitor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956-1960
- Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1960-1967, 1973-2000
Judicial career
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Masterson was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on January 16, 1967, to a new seat created by 80 Stat. 75;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on June 12, 1967, and received commission three days later. He resigned on November 16, 1973. Masterson was succeeded in this position by Joseph McGlynn.
External links
- Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center.
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Biography (dead link) from the Federal Judicial Center
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA |
Eastern District of Pennsylvania 1967–1973 Seat #13 |
Succeeded by: Joseph McGlynn
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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 | ||
