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Matthew Francis McGuire

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Matthew Francis McGuire
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office
October 7, 1966 – January 24, 1986
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office
1961–1966
Preceded byDavid Andrew Pine
Succeeded byRichmond Bowling Keech
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office
August 1, 1941 – October 7, 1966
Appointed byFranklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded byPeyton Gordon
Succeeded byAubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.
Personal details
Born
Matthew Francis McGuire

(1898-05-30)May 30, 1898
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
DiedJanuary 24, 1986(1986-01-24) (aged 87)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
EducationCollege of the Holy Cross (BA)
Boston University (LLB)

Matthew Francis McGuire (May 30, 1898 – January 24, 1986) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Education and career

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Born in St. John's, Newfoundland,[Note 1] McGuire received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from the College of the Holy Cross in 1921 and a Bachelor of Laws from Boston University School of Law in 1926. He was in the United States Navy in 1918. He entered private practice in Boston, Massachusetts in 1926. He served in the United States Department of Justice from 1934 to 1941, as a special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States from 1934 to 1939, and as an Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States from 1940 to 1941.[1]

Federal judicial service

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McGuire was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 14, 1941, to an Associate Justice seat on the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia (Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1948) vacated by Associate Justice Peyton Gordon. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 29, 1941, and received his commission on August 1, 1941. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1966 and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1961 to 1967. He assumed senior status on October 7, 1966. His service terminated on January 24, 1986, due to his death in Washington, D.C.[1]

Note

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  1. ^ Newfoundland would not become part of Canada until 1933.

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Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
1941–1966
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
1961–1966
Succeeded by