Thomas MacBride

Thomas MacBride

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices

United States District Court for the Northern District of California

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

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Education

Bachelor's

University of California, Berkeley, 1936

Law

University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, 1940

Personal

Birthplace

Sacramento, Calif.

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Thomas J. MacBride (1914-2000) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

MacBride was nominated to the Northern District of California by President John F. Kennedy on September 14, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22nd. He served the Northern District of California until he was assigned to the Eastern District of California on September 18, 1966. From 1967-1979, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on March 25, 1979. He served the Eastern District of California until his death on January 6, 2000. MacBride was succeeded in this position by Lawrence Karlton.

Early life and education

• University of California, Berkeley, A.B., 1936
• University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law, J.D., 1940

Professional career

• Law clerk, Office of the Deputy State Attorney General of California, 1940-1942
• U.S. Naval Reserve, 1942-1946
• Private practice, Sacramento, California, 1946-1961

Judicial career

Eastern District of California

MacBride was nominated to the Northern District of California by President John F. Kennedy on September 14, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22nd. He served the Northern District of California until he was assigned to the Eastern District of California on September 18, 1966. From 1967-1979, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on March 25, 1979. He served the Eastern District of California until his death on January 6, 2000. MacBride was succeeded in this position by Lawrence Karlton.

External links

• MacBride's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by: NA-New Seat	Eastern District of California 1966–1979 Seat #2	Succeeded by: Lawrence Karlton