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Thomas Ambrose Masterson

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

Born 1927 in Philadelphia, PA

Died 2000 in Bryn Mawr, PA

FJC ID: 1500

Thomas Ambrose Masterson (December 10, 1927 – June 15, 2000) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    1953–1956, 1960–1967, 1973–2000
  2. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Deputy city solicitor · 1956–1960
  3. Seton Hall University School of Law
    Instructor · 1953–1956
  4. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Assistant district attorney · 1956
  5. U.S. Department of Justice
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Attorney · 1952–1953
  6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Volunteer defender · 1953

Appointments

  1. Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
    1967–1973 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
    Term ended: Resignation

Education

  1. University of Pennsylvania Law School
  2. Harvard University
    B.A. · 1949