Thomas Whitten Slick
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
In office
April 21, 1928  September 16, 1943
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 45 Stat. 437
Succeeded byLuther Merritt Swygert
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana
In office
February 17, 1925  April 21, 1928
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded bySeat established by 43 Stat. 751
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
Thomas Whitten Slick

(1869-07-05)July 5, 1869
South Bend, Indiana
DiedJanuary 3, 1959(1959-01-03) (aged 89)
EducationUniversity of Michigan Law School (LL.B.)

Thomas Whitten Slick (July 5, 1869 – January 3, 1959) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana and the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana.

Education and career

Born in South Bend, Indiana, Slick received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1893. He was in private practice in South Bend from 1893 to 1925, serving as a prosecuting attorney of St. Joseph County, Indiana from 1896 to 1900 and as city attorney of South Bend from 1918 to 1922.[1]

Federal judicial service

Slick was nominated by President Calvin Coolidge on February 6, 1925, to the United States District Court for the District of Indiana, to a new seat authorized by 43 Stat. 751. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 17, 1925, and received his commission the same day. Slick was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana on April 21, 1928, to a new seat authorized by 45 Stat. 437. His service terminated on September 16, 1943, due to his retirement.[1]

Death

Slick died on January 3, 1959.[1]

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