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Born in [[Tuskegee, Alabama]], Thompson received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Yale University]] in 1969 and a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from [[Yale Law School]] in 1972. He was an Assistant [[Attorney General of Alabama]] from 1972 to 1974, and was then in private practice in [[Dothan, Alabama]] until 1980. He was the first African American employee of the state of Alabama who was not a janitor or a teacher.{{dubious|date=March 2016}} |
Born in [[Tuskegee, Alabama]], Thompson received a [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]] from [[Yale University]] in 1969 and a [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from [[Yale Law School]] in 1972. He was an Assistant [[Attorney General of Alabama]] from 1972 to 1974, and was then in private practice in [[Dothan, Alabama]] until 1980. He was the first African American employee of the state of Alabama who was not a janitor or a teacher.{{dubious|date=March 2016}} |
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On September 17, 1980, Thompson was nominated by President [[Jimmy Carter]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama]] vacated by [[Frank M. Johnson, Jr.]]. Thompson was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on September 26, 1980, and received his commission on September 29, 1980. He served as chief judge from 1991 to 1998. He took [[senior status]] on August 22, 2013.<ref>[http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20130824/NEWS02/308240040/Federal-judge-Myron-Thompson-moves-senior-status-Obama-appoint-successor?nclick_check=1 ''Montgomery Advertiser'', "Federal judge Myron Thompson moves to senior status; Obama to appoint successor," August 24, 2013]</ref> |
On September 17, 1980, Thompson was nominated by President [[Jimmy Carter]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama]] vacated by [[Frank M. Johnson, Jr.]]. Thompson was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on September 26, 1980, and received his commission on September 29, 1980. He served as chief judge from 1991 to 1998. He took [[senior status]] on August 22, 2013.<ref>[http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20130824/NEWS02/308240040/Federal-judge-Myron-Thompson-moves-senior-status-Obama-appoint-successor?nclick_check=1 ''Montgomery Advertiser'', "Federal judge Myron Thompson moves to senior status; Obama to appoint successor," August 24, 2013] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130828072029/http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20130824/NEWS02/308240040/Federal-judge-Myron-Thompson-moves-senior-status-Obama-appoint-successor?nclick_check=1 |date=August 28, 2013 }}</ref> |
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In a 2014 ruling, Thompson ruled an Alabama law regulating abortion unconstitutional, in ''[[Planned Parenthood]] Southeast, Inc., v. [[Luther Strange|Strange]]'' (also known as ''Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc., v. [[Robert J. Bentley|Bentley]]''), citing the [[undue burden standard]].<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/05/justice/alabama-abortion-federal-court-ruling/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 CNN.com: Federal judge: Abortion like right to bear arms]</ref><ref>[https://ecf.almd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2013cv0405-238 Opinion, from U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama]</ref> |
In a 2014 ruling, Thompson ruled an Alabama law regulating abortion unconstitutional, in ''[[Planned Parenthood]] Southeast, Inc., v. [[Luther Strange|Strange]]'' (also known as ''Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc., v. [[Robert J. Bentley|Bentley]]''), citing the [[undue burden standard]].<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/05/justice/alabama-abortion-federal-court-ruling/index.html?hpt=hp_t2 CNN.com: Federal judge: Abortion like right to bear arms]</ref><ref>[https://ecf.almd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2013cv0405-238 Opinion, from U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama]</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:19, 10 February 2018
Myron Herbert Thompson | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | |
| Assumed office August 22, 2013 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama | |
| In office September 29, 1980 – August 22, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Frank M. Johnson, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Alma mater | Yale College Yale Law School |
Myron Herbert Thompson (born 1947) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.
Born in Tuskegee, Alabama, Thompson received a B.A. from Yale University in 1969 and a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1972. He was an Assistant Attorney General of Alabama from 1972 to 1974, and was then in private practice in Dothan, Alabama until 1980. He was the first African American employee of the state of Alabama who was not a janitor or a teacher.[dubious – discuss]
On September 17, 1980, Thompson was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama vacated by Frank M. Johnson, Jr.. Thompson was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26, 1980, and received his commission on September 29, 1980. He served as chief judge from 1991 to 1998. He took senior status on August 22, 2013.[1]
In a 2014 ruling, Thompson ruled an Alabama law regulating abortion unconstitutional, in Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc., v. Strange (also known as Planned Parenthood Southeast, Inc., v. Bentley), citing the undue burden standard.[2][3]
References
- ^ Montgomery Advertiser, "Federal judge Myron Thompson moves to senior status; Obama to appoint successor," August 24, 2013 Archived August 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ CNN.com: Federal judge: Abortion like right to bear arms
- ^ Opinion, from U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Alabama
Sources
- Myron Herbert Thompson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.