Thomas James McAvoy

Thomas James McAvoy (born September 17, 1938) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. Education and career McAvoy was born in Johnson City, New York and graduated from Villanova University with an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1960 and Albany Law School with a Juris Doctor in 1964. A Republican, McAvoy was a practicing attorney in Binghamton, New York from 1964 to 1985. He was a member of the Broome County Legislature from 1971 to 1986. Federal judicial service