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Thomas James McAvoy
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York. Senior status since September 17, 2003.
Confirmed by voice voteConfirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Nominated
- January 29, 1986
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- February 5, 1986
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), February 27, 1986
- Senate vote
- Voice vote, no count printed
- Confirmed
- March 3, 1986
- Commissioned
- March 4, 1986
- Senior status
- Since September 17, 2003
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1938, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Private practice, Binghamton, New York, 1964-1985
- Member, Broome County [New York] Legislature, 1971-1986
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