Thomas Johnson Michie

Judge Thomas Johnson Michie

Personal

Birthday:

6/7/1896

Birthplace:

Northport, NY

Date of Death:

4/9/1973

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Army second lieutenant, 1917-1919
Private practice, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1921-1926, 1946-1961
Attorney, Koppers Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1926-1942; chief counsel, 1937-1942
U.S. Army lieutenant colonel, Air Corps, 1942-1946
Lecturer, University of Virginia School of Law, 1946-1961
Mayor, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1958-1960

Education

Name of School:

University of Virginia

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1917

Name of School - Second:

University of Virginia

Degree - Second:

A.M.

Degree Year - Second:

1920

Name of School - Third:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree - Third:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Third:

1921

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Virginia

Court Name:

Virginia Western District Court

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/30/1961

Termination Date:

4/9/1973

Termination Reason:

Death