Thomas McAllister

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Thomas McAllister
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Current Court Information:
United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Title:   Former Judge
Service:
Appointed by:   Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Active:   5/22/1941 - 1/1/1963
Chief:   1959-1961
Senior:   1/1/1963 - 11/10/1976
Preceded by:   Herschel Arant
Succeeded by:   George Edwards
Past post:   Supreme Court of Michigan
Past term:   1938-1941
Personal History
Born:   1896
Deceased:   11/10/1976
Undergraduate:   U. of Michigan 1918
Law School:   Read law '21

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Thomas Francis McAllister (1896-1976) was a federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit and a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court.

Federal judicial career

McAllister was nominated to the Sixth Circuit by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 25, 1941, to a seat vacated by Herschel Arant; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 19, 1941, and received commission on May 22. He served as chief judge from 1959-1961. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1963, and served in that capacity until his death on November 10, 1976. [1]

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School, A.B., 1918
  • Read law, 1921 [1]

Professional career

  • Volunteer, French Foreign Legion, 1917-1918
  • Private practice, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1921-1937
  • Member, Michigan State Advisory Liquor Commission, 1933
  • Democratic candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Michigan, 1934, 1936
  • Special assistant to U.S. attorney general, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1937
  • Justice, Supreme Court of Michigan, 1938-1941
  • Member, Attorney General's Commission on Bankruptcy Administration, 1939 [1]

References

Federal judicial offices
Preceded by:
Herschel Arant
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
1941–1976
Succeeded by:
George Edwards


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