Thomas Croake
Thomas Francis Croake (1902-1978) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Croake was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on September 14, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22nd. Croake was succeeded in this position by Robert Lee Carter. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1972, and served in that position until his death on July 21, 1978.[1]
Early life and education
- Albany Law School, LL.B., 1925[1]
Professional career
- Acting city judge, City of Plattsburgh, New York, 1926-1927
- Corporation counsel, City of Plattsburgh, New York, 1928-1932
- Judge, Clinton County, New York, 1932-1938[1]
Judicial career
Southern district of New York
Croake was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on September 14, 1961, to a new seat created by 75 Stat. 80; he was confirmed by the Senate on September 21, 1961, and received his commission on September 22nd. Croake was succeeded in this position by Robert Lee Carter. He assumed senior status on January 31, 1972, and served in that position until his death on July 21, 1978.[1]
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Thomas Croake's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by: NA |
Southern District of New York 1961–1972 |
Succeeded by: Robert Lee Carter
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| 1961 |
Ainsworth • Augelli • Austin • Battisti • Becker • Beeks • Bell • Blumenfeld • Bohanon • Brown • Browning • Bryan Sr. • Clarie • Cox • Craven • Croake • Davis • Dillin • Dooling • Doyle • Dumbauld • Duniway • Dyer • Freedman • Ganey • Garza • Gibson • Gray • Hill • Kaufman • Kiley • Larkins • Larson • Lord • Luongo • MacBride • Machrowicz • Martin • McCree • McRae • Michie • Morgan • Northrop • Parsons • Peck II • Pence • Plummer • Putnam • Ridge • Sheridan • Smith • Stephens, Jr. • Swygert • West • Will • Wilson • Young • Zirpoli | ||
| 1962 |
Allgood • Barrow • Beamer • Bell • Body • Bonsal • Brewster • Brown • Butzner • Carr • Cohen • Coolahan • Cooper • Crary • Curtis • Daugherty • Oscar Davis • Elliott • Ellis • Eschbach • Feinberg • Foley • Fox • Gewin • Goldberg • Gray • Green • Hanson • Hays • Hughes • Jones • McLean • McManus • Meredith • Neese • Noel • Oliver • Preyer • Regan • Rosenberg • Rosling • Roth • Seth • Shaw • Smith • Spears • Templar • Tyler • Weigel • White • Winter • Wright • Wyatt | ||
| 1963 |
Almond • Cannella • Craig • Decker • Edwards • Fulton • Marovitz • McGowan • Mehaffy • Moynahan • Nealon • Payne • Phillips • Tenney • Thompson • Thornberry | ||
