Matthew Francis McGuire (May 30, 1898 – January 24, 1986) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Education and career

Born in St. John's,

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,Newfoundland would not become part of Canada until 1933. McGuire received an

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degree from the

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in 1921 and a Bachelor of Laws from

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in 1926. He was in the United States Navy in 1918. He entered private practice in Boston, Massachusetts in 1926. He served in the United States Department of Justice from 1934 to 1941, as a special assistant to the

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from 1934 to 1939, and as an Assistant to the Attorney General of the United States from 1940 to 1941.

Federal judicial service

McGuire was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on July 14, 1941, to an Associate Justice seat on the

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(Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia from June 25, 1948) vacated by Associate Justice

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. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 29, 1941, and received his commission on August 1, 1941. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1966 and as a member of the

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from 1961 to 1967. He assumed senior status on October 7, 1966. His service terminated on January 24, 1986, due to his death in Washington, D.C.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McGuire, Matthew Francis 1898 births 1986 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt 20th-century American judges United States Navy sailors