District of Columbia / Appointed 1939 / Served to 1951

Thomas Alan Goldsborough

Associate Justice, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

Appointed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1939 and confirmed by voice vote, Thomas Alan Goldsborough was an Associate Justice on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He earned a law degree from University of Maryland School of Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law) in 1901. Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, February 16, 1939

Appointed by
Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1939
Confirmed
by voice vote
Education
Washington College, Chestertown, Maryland 1899 · University of Maryland Law (now Francis King Carey School of Law) 1901
Federal judicial service
YearCourtAppointed byVote
1939District of ColumbiaRoosevelt (D)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

12 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).