Edward Thaxter Gignoux
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Edward Thaxter Gignoux was a United States federal judge
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Born in Portland, Maine
, Gignoux received an A.B.
from Harvard College
in 1937 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School
in 1940. He was in private practice in Buffalo, New York
from 1940 to 1941, then in Washington, D.C.
from 1941 to 1942. He was in the United States Army
during World War II
, from 1942 to 1946, returning to private practice in Portland, Maine
from 1946 to 1957.
On August 9, 1957, Gignoux was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maine
vacated by John David Clifford, Jr.
Gignoux was confirmed by the United States Senate
on August 22, 1957, and received his commission on August 26, 1957. He served as chief judge from 1978 to 1983, during which time the Edward T. Gignoux U.S. Courthouse was named in his honor in 1982. He assumed senior status
on June 1, 1983, serving in that capacity until his death, in Portland, Maine
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United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
, Gignoux received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Harvard College
Harvard College
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in 1937 and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
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in 1940. He was in private practice in Buffalo, New York
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
from 1940 to 1941, then in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
from 1941 to 1942. He was in the United States Army
United States Army
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during World War II
World War II
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, from 1942 to 1946, returning to private practice in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
from 1946 to 1957.
On August 9, 1957, Gignoux was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Maine
United States District Court for the District of Maine
The U.S. District Court for the District of Maine is the U.S. district court for the state of Maine. The District of Maine was one of the original thirteen district courts established by the Judiciary Act of 1789, even though Maine was not a separate state from Massachusetts until 1820...
vacated by John David Clifford, Jr.
John David Clifford, Jr.
John David Clifford Jr. was the eighth United States District Judge for the District of Maine, serving from 1933 to 1947....
Gignoux was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
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on August 22, 1957, and received his commission on August 26, 1957. He served as chief judge from 1978 to 1983, during which time the Edward T. Gignoux U.S. Courthouse was named in his honor in 1982. He assumed senior status
Senior status
Senior status is a form of semi-retirement for United States federal judges, and judges in some state court systems. After federal judges have reached a certain combination of age and years of service on the federal courts, they are allowed to assume senior status...
on June 1, 1983, serving in that capacity until his death, in Portland, Maine
Portland, Maine
Portland is the largest city in Maine and is the county seat of Cumberland County. The 2010 city population was 66,194, growing 3 percent since the census of 2000...
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