Edward F. Shea

For the Newfoundland journalist and politician, see Edward Dalton Shea.

Edward F. Shea
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2012
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
In office April 8, 1998 – June 7, 2012
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Alan Angus McDonald
Succeeded by	Stanley Allen Bastian
Personal details
Born	1942 (age 81–82) Malden, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Boston State College Georgetown University Law Center

Edward F. Shea (born 1942) is a Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

Early life and education

Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Shea received a B.S.Ed. from Boston State College in 1965 and a J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center in 1970.

Career

Shea was a law clerk to Judge Harold Petrie of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II from 1970 to 1971. He was in private practice from 1971 to 1998.

Judicial service

Shea is a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Shea was nominated by President Bill Clinton on September 4, 1997, to a seat vacated by Alan Angus McDonald. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27, 1998, and received his commission on April 8, 1998. Shea assumed senior status on June 7, 2012.

Sources

• Edward F. Shea at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Alan Angus McDonald	Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington 1998–2012	Succeeded by Stanley Allen Bastian