Thomas E. Delahanty II

Thomas E. Delahanty II
United States Attorney for the District of Maine
Assumed office
July 1, 2010
Appointed by Barack Obama
Preceded by Jay Patrick McCloskey
In office
May 1980 – August 1, 1981
Appointed by Jimmy Carter
Preceded by George J. Mitchell
Succeeded by Richard S. Cohen
Personal details
Born (1945-06-06) June 6, 1945
Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
Parents Thomas E. Delahanty & Jeanne Clifford
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][3]

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).[4] 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.[5][6]

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.[4][7]

Delahanty was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama on March 10, 2010,[8] appointed on June 23, 2010,[3] and was sworn into office on July 1, 2010.

Delahanty is the fifth person to serve two terms as U.S. Attorney for Maine.[3]

In January 2014, Delahanty was appointed by Attorney General Eric Holder to the Attorney General's Advisory Committee (AGAC).[4] where he is the committee's chairperson of the AGAC Controlled Substances and Asset Forfeiture Working Group. Delahanty is also a member of both the Medical Marijuana Enforcement Working Group and the Northern Border Initiative Subcommittee.[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.[3] His great-grandfather was John M. C. Smith, a U.S. Representative from Michigan's 3rd congressional district.[6][9]

Delahanty has been married since 1970 and has two sons and a granddaughter.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "Thomas Delahanty nominated to top prosecutor's post". DailyMe.com. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Justice from Lewiston nominee for US attorney". Bangor Daily News. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Offices of the United States Attorneys". United States Department of Justice. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 "Attorney General Holder Appoints Eight New U.S. Attorneys to Advisory Committee". Imperial Valley News. 2014-01-28. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  5. ↑ "Delahanty Nomination". The Lewiston Daily Sun. 1980-02-27. p. 4. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  6. 1 2 Christopher Williams (2010-06-23). "Local judge gets nod from Senate to be federal prosecutor". Sun Journal. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  7. ↑ "Maine Superior Court Chronology" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  8. ↑ "President Obama Nominates Justice Thomas Delahanty II and Wendy Olson to be United States Attorneys". The White House. 10 March 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2010.
  9. ↑ "Interview with Tom Delahanty, II". Muskie Oral History Project. Bates College. 2000-03-10. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
  10. ↑ Matt Wickenheiser (11 March 2010). "Obama nominates Delahanty to be U.S. attorney for Maine". Portland Press Herald. Retrieved 16 March 2010.


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