Joseph Tauro
| Joseph Tauro | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| District of Massachusetts | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard Nixon |
| Active: | 10/17/1972 - Present |
| Chief: | 1992-1999 |
| Preceded by: | Francis Ford |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1931 |
| Home State: | Winchester, MA |
| Bachelors: | Brown U., A.B., 1953 |
| Law School: | Cornell Law, LL.B., 1956 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army, 1956-1958 |
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Early life and education
Born in Winchester, Massachusetts, Tauro graduated from Brown University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1953 and his Juris Doctor, J.D. degree from Cornell Law School in 1956.[2]
Military service
From 1956 to 1958, Tauro served as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army.[2]
Professional career
Tauro was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Massachusetts for the U.S. Attorney's Office from 1959 to 1960 before entering private practice in Massachusetts until 1971. From 1965 to 1968, Tauro was also Chief Counsel to Massachusetts Governor John Volpe. In 1971, Tauro was nominated by President Richard Nixon to U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.[2]
Judicial career
District of Massachusetts
Tauro was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by President Richard Nixon on September 12, 1972 to a seat vacated by Francis Ford. Tauro was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 12, 1972 and received commission on October 17, 1972. Tauro served as the Chief Judge of the Court from 1992 to 1999.[2]
Notable cases
Adam Walsh Act case
| United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts *U.S. v. Hunt Civil Action No. 07-12063-JLT |
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| Judge Tauro on August 19, 2009, became only the second judge to invoke The Adam Walsh Act of 2006 in which allows judges to indefinitely hold child sex offenders in jail if deemed a public danger.[3]
The judge found Wayne Hunt of New York a danger after a five day proceeding that found the repeat offender to still be a public danger despite serving multiple prison sentences for sexual offenses.[3] However, there could be a legal challenge to Judge Tauro's action from Hunt's attorneys over that the Adam Walsh Act may violate the 14th Amendment of the US Constitution.[3] |
Eilzabeth Hasselbeck case
| United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts *Hassett v. Hasselbeck et al 1:2009cv11063 |
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| Judge Tauro on November 16, 2009 dismissed a case against television personality Elizabeth Hasselbeck on charges of plagiarism. Hasselbeck was accused of taking content from a book on celiac disease written by Susan Hassett that Hasselbeck used in her book. The judge dismissed the case after the plantiff's attorneys felt they did not had enough evidence to continue their pursuit of the case.[4] |
See also
External links
- Judge Joseph Tauro Federal Judicial Center Biography
- Judge Tauro's Extended Biography on the United States District Court, Massachusetts
- The Robing Room- Rate Judge Tauro
References
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Francis Ford |
District of Massachusetts 1972–present Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
