Richard B. McQuade Jr.

Richard B. McQuade Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office September 15, 1986 – September 30, 1989
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr.
Succeeded by	James G. Carr
Personal details
Born	Richard B. McQuade Jr. (1940-04-07) April 7, 1940 Toledo, Ohio
Education	University of Toledo (B.A.) University of Toledo College of Law (J.D.)

Richard B. McQuade Jr. (born April 7, 1940) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Education and career

Born on April 7, 1940, in Toledo, Ohio, McQuade received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toledo in 1961 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Toledo College of Law in 1965. He was an assistant prosecutor in Fulton County, Ohio from 1966 to 1968. He was the prosecuting attorney of Fulton County from 1969 to 1978. He was in private practice in Swanton, Ohio from 1966 to 1978. He was a judge of the Court of Common Pleas of the State of Ohio from 1978 to 1986.

Federal judicial service

On July 28, 1986, McQuade was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Judge Nicholas Joseph Walinski Jr. McQuade was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 12, 1986, and received his commission on September 15, 1986. McQuade served until his resignation, on September 30, 1989.

Post judicial service

Following his resignation from the federal bench, McQuade became President and CEO of Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Ohio. He is currently a trustee of the University of Toledo.

Sources

• Richard B. McQuade Jr. at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.