Richard B. McQuade Jr.

Richard B. McQuade Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office September 15, 1986 – September 30, 1989
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr.
Succeeded by	James G. Carr
Judge of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas
In office 1978–1986
Personal details
Born	Richard B. McQuade Jr. (1940-04-07) April 7, 1940 Toledo, Ohio, U.S.
Education	University of Toledo (BA, (JD)

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 Toledo, Ohio, McQuade received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toledo in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law 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 Ohio Court of Common Pleas from 1978 to 1986.

On July 28, 1986, McQuade was nominated by President Ronald Reagan 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.

External links

Richard B. McQuade Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.