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Edward Thaxter Gignoux

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Maine

Edward Thaxter Gignoux served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Maine. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Aug 22, 1957.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
Aug 22, 1957
Born
1916

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of MaineDwight D. Eisenhower · Aug 22, 1957 – Nov 4, 1988

Education

  • Harvard CollegeA.B., 1937
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1940

Career

Private practice, Buffalo, New York, 1940-1941; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1941-1942; U.S. Army, 1942-1946; Private practice, Portland, Maine, 1946-1957; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1967-1973

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge Edward Thaxter Gignoux, District Court for the District of Maine,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1381211/edward-thaxter-gignoux (accessed 2026-10-13).

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