Thomas Chatfield
Thomas Ives Chatfield (October 4, 1871 Owego, Tioga County, New York – December 24, 1922 Brooklyn, New York City) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York.
Life
He was the son of State Senator Thomas I. Chatfield (1818–1884) and Lucy B. (Goodrich) Chatfield. He graduated A.B. from Yale College in 1893; and LL.B. from Columbia Law School in 1896. He was nominated to the court by Theodore Roosevelt on December 13, 1906, to a seat vacated by Edward B. Thomas, confirmed by the United States Senate on January 9, 1907, and received his commission on January 9, 1907. His service terminated with his death.
Sources
- Thomas Chatfield at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- JUDGE CHATFIELD DIES TRIMMING TREE in NYT on December 25, 1922
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| Preceded by Edward B. Thomas |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 1907–1922 |
Succeeded by Robert Alexander Inch |
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