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Thomas Newman O'Neill Jr.

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Thomas Newman O'Neill Jr. served on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Aug 4, 1983.

Appointed by
Ronald Reagan
Confirmed
Aug 4, 1983
Born
1928

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaRonald Reagan · Aug 4, 1983 – Jan 16, 2018

Education

  • Catholic University of AmericaA.B., 1950
  • University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School)LL.B., 1953

Career

U.S. Naval Air Reserve, 1948-1953; Law clerk, Hon. Herbert F. Goodrich, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1953-1954; Law clerk, Hon. Harold H. Burton, Supreme Court of the United States, 1954-1955; Fulbright Scholar, London School of Economics, 1955-1956; Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956-1983

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