Thomas Charles Munger

Who was Thomas Charles Munger?

Thomas Charles Munger was a United States federal judge.

born in Fletcher, Ohio, Munger attended Grinnell College and Northwestern University, and read law to enter the Bar in 1885. He was a private practice from 1885 to 1907, serving as a member of the Nebraska House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and as a county attorney of Lancaster County, Nebraska from 1897 to 1901.

On February 27, 1907, Munger was nominated by President Theodore Roosevelt to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska created by 34 Stat. 997. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 1, 1907, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on July 31, 1941, serving in that capacity until his death, in Lincoln, Nebraska, later that year. Having served for over 34 years, Munger was Roosevelt's longest-serving judicial appointee.