Edwin Stark Thomas

Edwin Stark Thomas (November 11, 1872 – January 21, 1952) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Edwin Stark Thomas
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
In office
November 17, 1913 – April 12, 1939
Appointed byWoodrow Wilson
Preceded byJames Perry Platt
Succeeded byJ. Joseph Smith
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives
In office
1899
Personal details
Born
Edwin Stark Thomas

(1872-11-11)November 11, 1872
Woodstock, Illinois
DiedJanuary 21, 1952(1952-01-21) (aged 79)
Columbia, Connecticut
EducationYale Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Born on November 11, 1872, in Woodstock, Illinois, Thomas received a Bachelor of Laws in 1895 from Yale Law School. He entered private practice in New Haven, Connecticut from 1895 to 1912. He was a member of the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1899. He was Executive Secretary to Governor of Connecticut Simeon Eben Baldwin from 1911 to 1913.[1]

Federal judicial service

Thomas was nominated by President Woodrow Wilson on October 16, 1913, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut vacated by Judge James Perry Platt. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 17, 1913, and received his commission the same day. His service terminated on April 12, 1939, due to his resignation.[1]

Circumstances of his resignation

Thomas resigned during an investigation of his financial affairs by a federal grand jury, prompted by his connections to the bribery case of another federal judge, Martin Thomas Manton. It seemed likely that Thomas may have been offered a $10,000 bribe for a favorable ruling. He claimed to be suffering from nervous disorders which friends attributed to the circumstances under which he had been questioned by a federal grand jury. He resigned from the hospital.[2][3]

Death

Thomas died on January 21, 1952, in Columbia, Connecticut.[1]

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References
  1. "Thomas, Edwin Stark - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  2. "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Thomas, E to F". politicalgraveyard.com.
  3. "Why Judges Resign: Influences on Federal Judicial Service, 1789 to 1992" (PDF).

Sources
Legal offices
Preceded by
James Perry Platt		 Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut
1913–1939		 Succeeded by
J. Joseph Smith
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