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Thomas Selby Ellis III

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia · 1987

Thomas Selby Ellis III, Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia.

Education

  • Princeton UniversityB.S.E., 1961
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1969
  • University of Oxford Faculty of LawDiploma in Law, 1970

Career

U.S. Navy, 1961-1966; Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1969-1987; Lecturer in law, College of William and Mary, 1981-1983

Biography

Thomas Selby Ellis III (May 15, 1940 – July 30, 2025) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, appointed by Ronald Reagan.

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