O`Neill, Thomas Newman Jr. Born 1928 in Hanover, PA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania Nominated by Ronald Reagan on June 21, 1983, to a seat vacated by Edward R. Becker. Confirmed by the Senate on August 4, 1983, and received commission on August 5, 1983. Assumed senior status on July 6, 1996. Education: Catholic University of America, A.B., 1950 University of Pennsylvania Law School, LL.B., 1953 Professional Career: U.S. Naval Air Reserve, 1948-1953 Law clerk, Hon. Herbert F. Goodrich, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, 1953-1954 Law clerk, Hon. Harold H. Burton, Supreme Court of the United States, 1954-1955 Fulbright scholar, London School of Economics, 1955-1956 Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956-1983