Edward Francis Shea (born June 6, 1942)[1] is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Edward F. Shea | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
| Assumed office June 7, 2012 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
| In office April 8, 1998 – June 7, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Alan Angus McDonald |
| Succeeded by | Stanley Bastian |
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| Born | June 6, 1942 Malden, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | University of Massachusetts Boston (BEd) Georgetown University (JD) |
Education and career
editShea was born in Malden, Massachusetts. He received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Boston State College in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1970. Shea was a law clerk to Judge Harold Petrie of the Washington Court of Appeals, Division II from 1970 to 1971. He was in private practice from 1971 to 1998.[2]
Federal judicial service
editOn September 4, 1997, President Bill Clinton nominated Shea to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Alan Angus McDonald. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27, 1998, and received his commission on April 8, 1998. Shea assumed senior status on June 7, 2012.[2]
References
edit- ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Fifth Congress, Second Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, February 4; February 25; March 18; March 24; April 29, 1998. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1998. p. 175.
- ^ a b Edward F. Shea at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Sources
edit- Edward F. Shea at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.