Thomas James Mcavoy

Place: Johnson City

Born: 1938

Biography:

Thomas James McAvoy is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. He was born in Johnson City, New York and graduated from Villanova University with an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1960 and Albany Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1964. He was a practicing attorney in Binghamton, New York from 1964 to 1985 and a member of the Broome County Legislature from 1971 to 1986. He was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York in 1986, confirmed by the United States Senate, and received his commission on March 4, 1986. He served as Chief Judge from 1993 to 2000 and assumed senior status on September 17, 2003.