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Thacher, Thomas Day
Born September 10, 1881, in Tenafly, NJ
Died November 12, 1950, in New York, NY
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by Calvin Coolidge on January 9, 1925, to a seat vacated by Learned Hand. Confirmed by the Senate on January 19, 1925, and received commission on January 21, 1925. Service terminated on April 10, 1930, due to resignation.
Education:
Yale Law School
Yale University, B.A., 1904
Read law, 1906
Professional Career:
Died November 12, 1950, in New York, NY
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by Calvin Coolidge on January 9, 1925, to a seat vacated by Learned Hand. Confirmed by the Senate on January 19, 1925, and received commission on January 21, 1925. Service terminated on April 10, 1930, due to resignation.
Education:
Yale Law School
Yale University, B.A., 1904
Read law, 1906
Professional Career:
Private practice, New York City, 1906-1907, 1910-1917, 1918-1925, 1933-1943
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1907-1910
Major, American Red Cross Commission to Russia, 1917-1918
Solicitor general of the United States, 1930-1933
Corporation counsel, New York City, 1943
Judge, New York State Court of Appeals, 1943-1948