- Home
- Appointees
- Thomas Joseph Meskill
Thomas Joseph Meskill
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
Thomas Joseph Meskill , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Senate voted 54–36 on the nomination on Apr 22, 1975 (). Thomas Joseph Meskill Jr. (January 30, 1928 – October 29, 2007) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He previously served as the 82nd governor of Connecticut, as a United States representative from Connecticut, and as the mayor of New Britain, Connecticut.
- Senate votes
- 1
Senate confirmation votes
- U
94th Congress · 54–36 · Apr 22, 1975
Education
- New York University School of Law
- Trinity College, Hartford, ConnecticutB.S., 1950
- University of Connecticut School of LawJ.D., 1956
Career
U.S. Air Force first lieutenant, 1950-1953; Private practice, New Britain, Connecticut, 1956-1960; Assistant corporation counsel, New Britain, Connecticut, 1960-1962; Mayor, New Britain, Connecticut, 1962-1964; Corporation counsel, New Britain, Connecticut, 1965-1966; U.S. representative from Connecticut, 1967-1971; Governor, Connecticut, 1971-1975; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1992-1993
Biography
Thomas Joseph Meskill Jr. (January 30, 1928 – October 29, 2007) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. He previously served as the 82nd governor of Connecticut, as a United States representative from Connecticut, and as the mayor of New Britain, Connecticut.
From Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
More
From Senate roll call votes, Wikidata, Wikipedia and Office of Government Ethics records.
Cite or embed this page
Capitol Receipts, “Thomas Joseph Meskill : Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/appointee/j1628/thomas-joseph-meskill (accessed 2026-10-13).