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Ellis, Thomas Selby III
Born 1940 in Bogota, Colombia
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on July 1, 1987, to a seat vacated by Robert R. Merhige. Confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 1987, and received commission on August 6, 1987. Assumed senior status on April 1, 2007.
Education:
Princeton University, B.S.E., 1961
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1969
University of Oxford Faculty of Law, Diploma in Law, 1970
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on July 1, 1987, to a seat vacated by Robert R. Merhige. Confirmed by the Senate on August 5, 1987, and received commission on August 6, 1987. Assumed senior status on April 1, 2007.
Education:
Princeton University, B.S.E., 1961
Harvard Law School, J.D., 1969
University of Oxford Faculty of Law, Diploma in Law, 1970
Professional Career:
U.S. Navy, 1961-1966
Private practice, Richmond, Virginia, 1969-1987
Lecturer in law, College of William and Mary, 1981-1983