Ralph Thompson Makes Way For Son-in-law
U. S. District Judge Ralph G. Thompson has resigned to allow President Bush to name Thompson's son-in-law, Timothy D. DeGiusti, to the federal bench.
Federal law prohibits close relatives from serving at the same time.
Thompson, 72, was appointed to the bench in 1975 by President Gerald Ford on the recommendation of the late U. S. Senator Dewey F. Bartlett, who served with Thompson in the Legislature and who formed a governor-lieutenant governor election team with him in 1970. They lost. Bartlett subsequently was elected to the Senate.
DeGiusti, 44, is married to Elaine Thompson DeGiusti, one of Thompson's three daughters.
Federal law prohibits close relatives from serving at the same time.
Thompson, 72, was appointed to the bench in 1975 by President Gerald Ford on the recommendation of the late U. S. Senator Dewey F. Bartlett, who served with Thompson in the Legislature and who formed a governor-lieutenant governor election team with him in 1970. They lost. Bartlett subsequently was elected to the Senate.
DeGiusti, 44, is married to Elaine Thompson DeGiusti, one of Thompson's three daughters.
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posted by Mike McCarville @ 8:23 AM
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