Thomas M. Madden

Thomas M. Madden
Thomas M. Madden
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
	In office; January 1, 1968 – March 29, 1976
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
	In office; 1961–1968
Preceded by	William Francis Smith
Succeeded by	Anthony T. Augelli
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
	In office; October 25, 1945 – January 1, 1968
Appointed by	Harry S. Truman
Preceded by	John Boyd Avis
Succeeded by	Leonard I. Garth
Personal details
Born	Thomas Michael Madden; March 28, 1907; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died	March 29, 1976 (aged 69); Collingswood, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Rutgers University (LLB)

Thomas M. Madden (March 28, 1907 – March 29, 1976) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Early life and career

Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Madden received a Bachelor of Laws from Rutgers Law School in 1930. He then entered private practice in Camden, New Jersey, where he was also the municipal solicitor for Bellmawr, Clementon and Voorhees Township, New Jersey. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the District of New Jersey from 1943 to 1945.^[1]

On October 9, 1945, Madden was nominated by President Harry S. Truman to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Judge John Boyd Avis. Madden was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 23, 1945, and received his commission on October 25, 1945. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1968 and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1961 to 1966, assuming senior status due to a certified disability on January 1, 1968.^[1] Madden served in that capacity until his death on March 29, 1976, at his home in Collingswood, New Jersey.^[2]

^ ^a ^b Thomas M. Madden at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
^ "U.S. Judge Thomas Madden Of New Jersey District Court". The New York Times. 31 March 1976. Retrieved March 10, 2011 – via NYTimes.com. Federal Court Judge Thomas M. Madden died Monday at his home in Collingswood, N.J. He was 69 years old.

Legal offices
Preceded by John Boyd Avis	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 1945–1968	Succeeded by Leonard I. Garth
Preceded by William Francis Smith	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 1961–1968	Succeeded by Anthony T. Augelli