Lloyd Francis MacMahon

Lloyd Francis MacMahon
Lloyd Francis MacMahon
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
	In office; May 31, 1982 – April 8, 1989
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
	In office; 1980–1982
Preceded by	David Norton Edelstein
Succeeded by	Constance Baker Motley
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
	In office; September 10, 1959 – May 31, 1982
Appointed by	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Preceded by	Lawrence Walsh
Succeeded by	John F. Keenan
United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Interim
	In office; July 11, 1955 – September 1, 1955
President	Dwight Eisenhower
Preceded by	J. Edward Lumbard
Succeeded by	Paul W. Williams
Personal details
Born	Lloyd Francis MacMahon; August 12, 1912; Elmira, New York
Died	April 8, 1989 (aged 76); White Plains, New York
Education	Cornell University (AB, LLB)

Lloyd Francis MacMahon (August 12, 1912 – April 8, 1989) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1959 to 1989 and its Chief Judge from 1980 to 1982. Among the many recent law school graduates to serve as his law clerk was Rudy Giuliani.

Education and career[edit]

Born on August 12, 1912, in Elmira, New York, MacMahon received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1936 from Cornell University and a Bachelor of Laws in 1938 from Cornell Law School. He was a lieutenant in the United States Naval Reserve during World War II from 1944 to 1945. He was in private practice in New York City from 1942 to 1953 and again from 1955 to 1959. He was the Chief Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1953 to 1955. He was the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York in 1955.^[1]

MacMahon was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on March 10, 1959, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Judge Lawrence Walsh. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 9, 1959, and received his commission on September 10, 1959. He served as Chief Judge and as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States from 1980 to 1982. He assumed senior status on May 31, 1982. He served as a Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1985 to 1989. His served on the bench until his death on April 8, 1989, due to a cerebral hemorrhage in White Plains, New York.^[1]^[2]

Legal offices
Preceded by Lawrence Walsh	Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 1959–1982	Succeeded by John F. Keenan
Preceded by David Norton Edelstein	Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 1980–1982	Succeeded by Constance Baker Motley