Thomas Joseph Walker

Thomas Joseph Walker
Judge of the United States Customs Court
In office June 20, 1940 – January 18, 1945
Appointed by	Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by	Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan
Succeeded by	Irvin Charles Mollison
Personal details
Born	Thomas Joseph Walker (1877-03-25)March 25, 1877 Plymouth, Pennsylvania
Died	January 18, 1945(1945-01-18) (aged 67) New York City, New York
Education	Georgetown University University of Virginia

Thomas Joseph Walker (March 25, 1877 – January 18, 1945) was a judge of the United States Customs Court.

Education and career

Thomas Walker was born on March 25, 1877, in Plymouth, Pennsylvania, but moved with his family to Montana when he was thirteen. Walker attended Georgetown University and the University of Virginia but received no degrees. He served in the United States Armed Forces in 1898. He was elected to the Montana House of Representatives in 1905, and was a county attorney in Silver Bow County, Montana from 1906 to 1910. He worked in private law practice in Butte, Montana from 1909 to 1922 and again from 1934 to 1940. He was a member of the Montana Senate from 1922 to 1934.

Federal judicial service

Walker was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 11, 1940, to a seat on the United States Customs Court vacated by Judge Jerry Bartholomew Sullivan. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 15, 1940, and received his commission on June 20, 1940. His service terminated on January 18, 1945, due to his death in New York City, New York.

Sources

• Thomas Joseph Walker at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.