Richard B. McQuade Jr. (born April 7, 1940) is an American attorney and jurist who served as a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Early life and education

Born on April 7, 1940, in

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, Ohio, McQuade received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toledo in 1961 and a

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from the

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in 1965.

Career

He was an assistant prosecutor in Fulton County, Ohio 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

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from 1978 to 1986. On July 28, 1986, McQuade was nominated by President

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to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. McQuade was confirmed by the United States Senate 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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