Bruce Thompson
| Bruce Thompson | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of Nevada | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2T |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | John F. Kennedy |
| Active: | 8/16/1963 - 8/31/1978 |
| Senior: | 8/31/1978 - 2/10/1992 |
| Preceded by: | John Rolly Ross |
| Succeeded by: | Harry Claiborne |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1911 |
| Deceased: | 1992 |
| Bachelors: | University of Nevada (1932) |
| Law School: | Stanford Law School (1936) |
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Bruce Rutherford Thompson (1911-1992) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Thompson was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 9, 1963, to a seat vacated by John William Ross; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, 1963, and received his commission on August 16, 1963. He assumed senior status on August 31, 1978. He served the District of Nevada until his death on February 10, 1992. Thompson was succeeded in this position by Harry Claiborne.
Early life and education
- University of Nevada, A.B., 1932
- Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1936
Professional career
- Private practice, Reno, Nevada, 1936-1963
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Nevada, 1942-1952
- Special Master, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, 1952-1954
Judicial career
District of Nevada
Thompson was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 9, 1963, to a seat vacated by John William Ross[1]; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, 1963, and received his commission on August 16, 1963. He assumed senior status on August 31, 1978. He served the District of Nevada until his death on February 10, 1992. Thompson was succeeded in this position by Harry Claiborne.
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: John Rolly Ross |
District of Nevada 1963–1978 Seat #2T |
Succeeded by: Harry Claiborne |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Robert C. Jones • James Mahan • Gloria M. Navarro • Miranda Du • Andrew Gordon | ||
| Senior judges |
Roger Hunt • Phil Pro • Kent Dawson • Lloyd George • Larry Hicks • Edward Reed • Howard McKibben • | ||
| Magistrate judges | Valerie Cooke • Robert McQuaid, Jr. • George Foley • Peggy Leen • Vincent Ferenbach • Carl Hoffman • William Cobb • Nancy J. Koppe • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Alexander White Baldwin • Edgar Winters Hillyer • George Myron Sabin • Thomas Porter Hawley • Edward Silsby Farrington • Brian Sandoval • Frank Herbert Norcross • Johnnie Rawlinson • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • David Hagen • Bruce Thompson • John Rolly Ross • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Roger Hunt • Phil Pro • Lloyd George • Edward Reed • Howard McKibben • Harry Claiborne • Roger Foley • Roger T. Foley • John Rolly Ross • | ||
