Thomas E. Delahanty II
| Thomas E. Delahanty II | |
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| United States Attorney for the District of Maine | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Jay Patrick McCloskey |
| In office May 1980 – August 1, 1981 |
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| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | George J. Mitchell |
| Succeeded by | Richard S. Cohen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 6, 1945 Lewiston, Maine, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Saint Michael's College (B.A.) University of Maine (J.D.) |
Thomas E. Delahanty II (born June 6, 1945) is the United States Attorney for the District of Maine.[1][2]
Early life and education
Delahanty is a graduate of Saint Michael's College in Vermont in 1967 and the University of Maine School of Law in 1970.
Career
From 1970 to 1974, Delahanty was an associate at Marshall, Raymond & Beliveau; County Attorney and Assistant County Attorney with the Androscoggin County Attorney's Office (1971 to 1975); and a District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 3 for Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties (1975 to 1980).[3] Delahanty held the U.S. Attorney position from 1980 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter after George J. Mitchell was appointed to a judicial position.[4][5]
From 1981 to 1983, Delahanty was a partner in the firm Delahanty & Longley. In 1983, Delahanty was appointed to Maine Superior Court where he served from November 4, 1983 to June 30, 2010. He served as Chief Justice from 1990 until 1995.[3][6]
Delahanty was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama on March 10, 2010[7] and was sworn into office on July 1, 2010.
In January 2014, Delahanty was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder to the Attorney General's Advisory Committee (AGAC).[3]
Personal life
Delahanty's father, Thomas E. Delahanty, and cousin, Robert W. Clifford, are or have also been judges in Maine. His maternal grandfather, John David Clifford, Jr., was a judge and also previously held the United States Attorney position. His great-grandfather was John M. C. Smith, a U.S. Representative from Michigan's 3rd congressional district.[5][8]
Delahanty has been married since 1970 and has two sons and a granddaughter.[9]
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