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Shea, Edward F.

Born 1942 in Malden, MA

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Nominated by William J. Clinton on September 4, 1997, to a seat vacated by Alan Angus McDonald. Confirmed by the Senate on March 27, 1998, and received commission on April 8, 1998. Assumed senior status on June 7, 2012.

Education:
Boston State College (now University of Massachusetts Boston), B.S.Ed., 1965
Georgetown University Law Center, J.D., 1970

Professional Career:

Law clerk, Hon. Harold Petrie, Court of Appeals of the State of Washington, Division II, 1970-1971
Private practice, 1971-1998