Richard B. McQuade Jr. (born April 7, 1940) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a former

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of the

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Early life and education

Born on April 7, 1940, in Toledo,

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, McQuade received a

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degree from the

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in 1961 and a

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from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1965.

Career

He was an assistant prosecutor in

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from 1966 to 1968. He was the prosecuting attorney of Fulton County from 1969 to 1978. He was in private practice in Swanton, Ohio from 1966 to 1978. He was a judge of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas from 1978 to 1986. On July 28, 1986, McQuade was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Judge Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. McQuade was confirmed by the

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on September 12, 1986, and received his commission on September 15, 1986. McQuade served until his resignation, on September 30, 1989. Following his resignation from the federal bench, McQuade became president and CEO of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Ohio. He is also a trustee of the University of Toledo.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:McQuade, Richard B. Jr. 1940 births Living people Ohio state court judges Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan University of Toledo alumni University of Toledo College of Law alumni Lawyers from Toledo, Ohio People from Swanton, Ohio