Thomas Jamison MacBride

Thomas Jamison MacBride
Thomas Jamison MacBride
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
	In office; March 25, 1979 – January 6, 2000
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
	In office; 1967–1979
Preceded by	Myron Donovan Crocker
Succeeded by	Philip Charles Wilkins
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
	In office; September 18, 1966 – March 25, 1979
Appointed by	operation of law
Preceded by	Seat established by 80 Stat. 75
Succeeded by	Lawrence K. Karlton
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California
	In office; September 22, 1961 – September 18, 1966
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Seat established by 75 Stat. 80
Succeeded by	Seat abolished
Personal details
Born	Thomas Jamison MacBride; March 25, 1914; Sacramento, California
Died	January 6, 2000 (aged 85); Sacramento, California
Education	University of California, Berkeley (A.B.); UC Berkeley School of Law (J.D.)

Thomas Jamison MacBride (March 25, 1914 – January 6, 2000) was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California and the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.

Education and career

Born in Sacramento, California, MacBride received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the University of California, Berkeley in 1936 and a Juris Doctor from the UC Berkeley School of Law in 1940. He was a law clerk for the Office of the Deputy State Attorney General of California from 1940 to 1942. He was in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II, from 1942 to 1946. He was in private practice in Sacramento from 1946 to 1961.[1]

MacBride was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on September 14, 1961, to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22, 1961. He was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California on September 18, 1966, to a new seat authorized by 80 Stat. 75. He served as Chief Judge from 1967 to 1979. He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1975 to 1978. He was a Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1979 to 1980. He was a Judge of the Temporary Emergency Court of Appeals from 1982 to 1987. He assumed senior status on March 25, 1979. His service terminated on January 6, 2000, due to his death in Sacramento.[1]

Legal offices
Preceded by Seat established by 75 Stat. 80	Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California 1961–1966	Succeeded by Seat abolished
Preceded by Seat established by 80 Stat. 75	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California 1966–1979	Succeeded by Lawrence K. Karlton
Preceded by Myron Donovan Crocker	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California 1967–1979	Succeeded by Philip Charles Wilkins

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