Thomas Ambrose Masterson

Judge Thomas Ambrose Masterson

Personal

Birthday:

12/10/1927

Birthplace:

Philadelphia, PA

Date of Death:

6/15/2000

Place of Death:

Bryn Mawr, PA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Attorney, U.S. Department of Justice, 1952-1953
Volunteer defender, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1953
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1953-1956, 1960-1967, 1973-2000
Instructor, Seton Hall University School of Law, 1953-1956
Assistant district attorney, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956
Deputy city solicitor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1956-1960

Education

Name of School:

Harvard University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1949

Name of School - Second:

University of Pennsylvania Law School

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Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1952

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/15/1967

Termination Date:

11/16/1973

Termination Reason:

Resignation