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Thomas Meaney

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Thomas Meaney

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Nonpartisan

Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Education

Bachelor's

St. Peter's College, 1909

Law

Fordham University School of Law, 1911

Personal
Birthplace
Jersey City, N.J.


Thomas Francis Meaney (1888-1968) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Meaney was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 4, 1942, to a seat vacated by Thomas Walker; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 1, 1942, and received commission July 3rd.[1] He assumed senior status on May 1, 1966, and served in that capacity until his death on May 17, 1968. Meaney was succeeded in this position by Lawrence Whipple.

Early life and education

  • St. Peter`s College, A.B., 1908
  • St. Peter`s College, A.M., 1909
  • Fordham University School of Law, LL.B., 1911

Professional career

  • Secretary to Mayor H. Otto Wittpen, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1911-1913
  • Private practice, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1913-1917
  • U.S. Army, 1917-1919
  • Private practice, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1919-1934
  • Judge, Hudson County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court, New Jersey, 1923-1934
  • Judge, Hudson County Court of Common Pleas, New Jersey, 1934-1938
  • Judge, New Jersey State Court of Common Pleas, 1938-1939
  • Counsel, New Jersey State Banking and Insurance Commission, 1939-1942

Judicial career

District of New Jersey

Meaney was nominated by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on May 4, 1942, to a seat vacated by Thomas Walker;[1] he was confirmed by the Senate on July 1, 1942, and received commission July 3rd. He assumed senior status on May 1, 1966, and served in that capacity until his death on May 17, 1968. Meaney was succeeded in this position by Lawrence Whipple.

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Thomas Walker
District of New Jersey
1942–1966
Seat #2
Succeeded by:
Lawrence Whipple