Bernard Thomas Moynahan
Biography of Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr.
Biographic Details
- Family Name (Surname): Moynahan
- First Name: Bernard
- Middle Name: Thomas
- Generational Suffix: Jr.
- Date of Birth: December , 29 , 1918
- Place of Birth (POB): Akron , Ohio (US-OH, OH, 39, Ohio, Ohio O., Oh.)
- Date of Death: September , 30 , 1999
- Place of Death (POD): Lexington , Kentucky (US-KY, KY, 21, Ky., Ken., Kent.)
- Gender Identity: Male
- Race or Ethnicity: White
Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr. Court Service Information
- Court Name: United States District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky
- Court Type: United States District Court
- Appointment under the Presidency of: John F. Kennedy ( Democratic )
- Judge Nomination vote date (as recorded in the Senate Executive Journal): 09/16/1963
- Seat vacated by: Ford , Hiram Church
- Referral of Nominations to Judiciary Committee Date: 09/16/1963
- Committee action: Reported With Recommendation
- Committee action date: 11/01/1963
- Senate voice vote?: Yes
- Senate vote Date (Confirmation Date): 11/04/1963
- Commission Date: 11/08/1963
- Date of Service as Chief Judge (begin): 1969
- Termination of Service as Chief Judge (Date): 1984
- Retirement from Active Service: 09/30/1984
- Date of Termination: 09/30/1999
- Termination of function of Judge (specific reason): Death
Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr. in the Law School
- Name of School: University of Kentucky
- Degree: Bachelor of Arts (A.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1935
Second Law School Attendance
- Law Degree (Name of School): University of Kentucky College of Law
- Degree: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)
- Law Degree Year: 1938
Bernard Thomas Moynahan Jr. Career Path
Employment:
- Private practice, Lexington, Kentucky, 1938-1939
- Private practice, Nicholasville, Kentucky, 1940-1942, 1954-1961
- U.S. Army first lieutenant, Air Corps, 1942-1945
- County attorney, Jessamine County, Kentucky, 1946-1954
- U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1961-1963
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