Bruce Thompson

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of Nevada

Years in office: 1978 - 1992

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Years in office: 1963 - 1978

Education

Bachelor's

University of Nevada, 1932

Law

Stanford Law School, 1936

Personal

Birthplace

Reno, NV

Bruce Rutherford Thompson (1911-1992) was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of Nevada.

Thompson was nominated by PresidentJohn F. Kennedy on July 9, 1963, to a seat vacated byJohn William Ross; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, 1963, and received his commission onAugust 16, 1963. He assumedsenior status onAugust 31, 1978. He served the District of Nevada until his death onFebruary 10, 1992. Thompson was succeeded in this position byHarry Claiborne.

Early life and education

• University of Nevada, A.B., 1932
• Stanford Law School, LL.B., 1936

Professional career

• Private practice, Reno, Nevada, 1936-1963
• Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Nevada, 1942-1952
• Special Master, U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, 1952-1954

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of Nevada

Thompson was nominated by PresidentJohn F. Kennedy on July 9, 1963, to a seat vacated byJohn William Ross^[1]; he was confirmed by the Senate on August 6, 1963, and received his commission onAugust 16, 1963. He assumedsenior status onAugust 31, 1978. He served the District of Nevada until his death onFebruary 10, 1992. Thompson was succeeded in this position byHarry Claiborne.

External links

• Thompson's Biography at theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of Nevada
Active judges	•  Gloria M. Navarro  •  Miranda Du  •  Jennifer Dorsey  •  Andrew Gordon (Nevada)  •  Richard Franklin Boulware II  •  Anne Traum  •  Cristina Silva
Senior judges	Roger Hunt (Nevada)  •  Kent Dawson  •  James Mahan (Nevada)  •  Robert C. Jones (Nevada federal district court judge)  •  Howard McKibben  •
Magistrate judges	Cam Ferenbach  •  Nancy J. Koppe  •  Brenda Weksler  •  Elayna Youchah  •  Daniel Albregts  •  Carla Baldwin  •
Former Article III judges	Alexander White Baldwin  •  Edgar Winters Hillyer  •  George Myron Sabin  •  Thomas Porter Hawley  •  Edward Silsby Farrington  •  Lloyd George  •  Larry Hicks (Nevada)  •  Edward Reed  •  Frank Herbert Norcross  •  Johnnie Rawlinson  •  Harry Claiborne  •  Roger Foley  •  Roger T. Foley  •  David Hagen (Nevada)  •  Bruce Thompson (Nevada)  •  John Rolly Ross  •  Philip Pro  •  Brian Sandoval  •
Former Chief judges	Roger Hunt (Nevada)  •  Lloyd George  •  Edward Reed  •  Howard McKibben  •  Harry Claiborne  •  Roger Foley  •  Roger T. Foley  •  John Rolly Ross  •  Philip Pro  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byJohn F. Kennedy
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1962	Allgood •Barrow •Beamer •Bell •Body •Bonsal •Brewster •Brown •Butzner •Carr •Cohen •Coolahan •Cooper •Crary •Curtis •Daugherty •Oscar Davis •Elliott •Ellis •Eschbach •Feinberg •Foley •Fox •Gewin •Goldberg •Gray •Green •Hanson •Hays •Hughes •Jones •McLean •McManus •Meredith •Neese •Noel •Oliver •Preyer •Regan •Rosenberg •Rosling •Roth •Seth •Shaw •Smith •Spears •Templar •Tyler •Weigel •White •Winter •Wright •Wyatt
1963	Almond •Cannella •Craig •Decker •Edwards •Fulton •Marovitz •McGowan •Mehaffy •Moynahan •Nealon •Payne •Phillips •Tenney •Thompson • Thornberry