Thomas James Clary
Born 8/31/1899 · Died 8/1/1977
Judicial Career
- judPAED3/9/1950 – 8/1/1977
Biography
American judge (1899–1977)
Thomas James Clary (August 31, 1899 – August 1, 1977) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania .
Education and career
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Born in Seneca Falls , New York , Clary received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Cornell University in 1920 and a Bachelor of Laws from Georgetown Law in 1924. He was in private practice in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania from 1924 to 1949.
Federal judicial service
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Clary received a recess appointment from President Harry S. Truman on October 21, 1949, to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania , to a new seat authorized by 63 Stat. 493. He was nominated to the same position by President Truman on January 5, 1950. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 8, 1950, and received his commission on March 9, 1950. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1969. He was a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1966 to 1968. He assumed senior status on March 1, 1969. His service terminated on August 1, 1977, due to his death in Philadelphia.
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[Thomas James Clary](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1379201)
at the _[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_Federal_Judges "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges")
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Sources
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- Thomas James Clary at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
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