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| name = Thomas Owen Rice |
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| office = Chief Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington]] |
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| term_start = January 27, 2016 |
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| term_end = July 24, 2020 |
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| predecessor = [[Rosanna M. Peterson]] |
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| successor = [[Stanley Allen Bastian]] |
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| office1 = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington]] |
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| term_start1 = March 8, 2012 |
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| predecessor1 = [[Robert H. Whaley]] |
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| birth_place = [[Spokane, Washington|Spokane]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]] |
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Revision as of 01:48, 19 November 2020
Thomas Owen 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 Allen 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 | December 9, 1960 Spokane, Washington |
| 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]
Professional career
From 1986 until early 1987, Rice worked for the United States Department of Justice as a trial attorney in Washington in the department's tax division.[1] From 1987 to 2012, Rice worked in the United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Washington. He was an Assistant United States Attorney from 1987 to 2012. He served as the deputy criminal chief for his prosecutor's office from 2000 until 2003, and then was the criminal chief from 2003 until 2006.[1] From 2006 until his appointment to the bench, he was a First Assistant United States Attorney.[1][2]
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 took senior status in 2009.[3] He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on September 20, 2011, and his nomination was reported to the floor of the Senate by voice vote on October 13, 2011.[4] On March 6, 2012, the United States Senate confirmed Rice's nomination in a 93–4 vote. 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.[5]
References
- ^ a b c d The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (June 29, 2011). "President Obama Nominates Two to the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Rice, Thomas Owen – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (June 29, 2011). "Presidential Nominations sent to the Senate". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved July 19, 2011.
- ^ "Home – United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary". judiciary.senate.gov.
- ^ "Judge Thomas O. Rice". www.waed.uscourts.gov. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
External links
- Thomas O. Rice at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Thomas Rice at Ballotpedia
- 1960 births
- Living people
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Gonzaga University School of Law alumni
- Gonzaga University alumni
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
- Lawyers from Spokane, Washington
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- 21st-century American judges