District of Columbia / Appointed 1971 / Served to 2007

Thomas Aquinas Flannery

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Appointed by President Richard M. Nixon in 1971 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Aquinas Flannery was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned a law degree from Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in 1940. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, December 1, 1971

Appointed by
Richard M. Nixon, 1971
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Catholic of America, Columbus Law 1940
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1971District of Columbia · succeeded Leonard Patrick WalshNixon (R)voice

A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.

Education
Sources

35 years on the District of Columbia. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).