Thomas O. Rice
Thomas Rice | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
In office January 27, 2016 – July 24, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Rosanna M. Peterson |
Succeeded by | Stanley Bastian |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington | |
Assumed office March 8, 2012 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Robert H. Whaley |
Personal details | |
Born | Thomas Owen Rice December 9, 1960 Spokane, Washington, U.S. |
Education | Gonzaga University (BBA, JD) |
Thomas Owen Rice (born December 9, 1960) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.
Early life and education
Born in Spokane, Washington, Rice earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from Gonzaga University in 1983 and a Juris Doctor from Gonzaga University School of Law in 1986.[1][2]
Career
From 1986 until early 1987, Rice worked for the
Federal judicial service
On June 29, 2011, President Obama nominated Rice to the seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington that had been vacated by Judge Robert H. Whaley, who assumed senior status in 2009.[3] He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 20, 2011. His nomination was reported out of committee on October 13, 2011 by voice vote.[4] On March 6, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Rice's nomination by a 93–4 vote.[5] He received his commission on March 8, 2012.[2] Rice served as Chief Judge of the court from January 27, 2016 to July 24, 2020.[6]
In April 2023, in a lawsuit brought by 17 states and the
References
- ^ National Archives.
- ^ a b c Thomas O. Rice at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- National Archives.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting - October 13, 2011" (PDF). judiciary.senate.gov.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Thomas Owen Rice, of Washington, to be U.S. District Judge)".
- ^ "Judge Thomas O. Rice". www.waed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
- ^ "Judge in Washington orders feds to keep abortion pill access". Associated Press. April 7, 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
- ^ Ables, Kelsey; Rosenzweig-Ziff, Dan (April 8, 2023). "Who is Thomas Rice, the Washington judge who ruled mifepristone is safe?". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
External links
- Works by or about Thomas O. Rice at Wikisource
- Thomas O. Rice at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Thomas O. Rice at Ballotpedia