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Thomas Patrick Thornton
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan · 1949
Thomas Patrick Thornton , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Thomas Patrick Thornton (March 8, 1898 – July 1, 1985) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
Education
- University of Detroit Law School (now University of Detroit Mercy School of Law)LL.B., 1926
Career
Private practice, Detroit, Michigan, 1926-1937; Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Michigan, 1937-1947; chief assistant U.S. attorney, 1944-1947; U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1947-1949
Biography
Thomas Patrick Thornton (March 8, 1898 – July 1, 1985) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.
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