Thomas M. Madden

Summary

Thomas M. Madden (March 28, 1907 – March 29, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Thomas M. Madden
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
January 1, 1968 – March 29, 1976
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
1961–1968
Preceded byWilliam Francis Smith
Succeeded byAnthony T. Augelli
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
October 25, 1945 – January 1, 1968
Appointed byHarry S. Truman
Preceded byJohn Boyd Avis
Succeeded byLeonard I. Garth
Personal details
Born
Thomas Michael Madden

(1907-03-28)March 28, 1907
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 29, 1976(1976-03-29) (aged 69)
Collingswood, New Jersey, U.S.
EducationRutgers University (LLB)

Early life and career edit

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Madden received a Bachelor of Laws from Rutgers Law School in 1930. He then entered private practice in Camden, New Jersey, where he was also the municipal solicitor for Bellmawr, Clementon and Voorhees Township, New Jersey. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the District of New Jersey from 1943 to 1945.[1]

Federal judicial service edit

On October 9, 1945, Madden was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge John Boyd Avis. Madden was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 23, 1945, and received his commission on October 25, 1945. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1968 and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1961 to 1966, assuming senior status due to a certified disability on January 1, 1968.[1] Madden served in that capacity until his death on March 29, 1976, at his home in Collingswood, New Jersey.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Thomas M. Madden at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "U.S. Judge Thomas Madden Of New Jersey District Court". The New York Times. 31 March 1976. Retrieved March 10, 2011 – via NYTimes.com. Federal Court Judge Thomas M. Madden died Monday at his home in Collingswood, N.J. He was 69 years old.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1945–1968
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
1961–1968
Succeeded by