Thomas Lee Ambro (born December 27, 1949) is a Senior United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 21/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 531/year
Third Circuit Court of Appeals · 2000–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware1976–2000
- Delaware Supreme CourtLaw clerk , Hon. Daniel L. Herrmann · 1975–1976
Appointments
2000–2023 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1975- Georgetown UniversityB.A. · 1971