Shane Devine Explained

Shane Devine
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Term Start:September 8, 1992
Term End:February 22, 1999
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Term Start1:1979
Term End1:September 8, 1992
Predecessor1:Office established
Successor1:Joseph A. Diclerico Jr.
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
Term Start2:July 27, 1978
Term End2:September 8, 1992
Appointer2:Jimmy Carter
Predecessor2:Hugh H. Bownes
Successor2:Paul Barbadoro
Birth Name:Shane Devine
Birth Date:1 February 1926
Birth Place:Manchester, New Hampshire
Death Place:Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Spouse:Mary E. Beebe (m. 1952, died 1985)[1]
Priscilla R. Greenhalge (m. 1990)
Children:7
Education:University of New Hampshire (BA)
Boston College (JD)
Branch:United States Army
Serviceyears:1944–1945
Battles:World War II

Shane Devine (February 1, 1926 – February 22, 1999) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire.

Education and career

Born in Manchester, New Hampshire, Devine was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1944 to 1945. He attended the United States Military Academy from 1945 to 1946.[2] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1949 and a Juris Doctor from Boston College Law School in 1952. He was in private practice in Manchester from 1952 to 1978.

Federal judicial service

On May 17, 1978, Devine was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire vacated by Judge Hugh H. Bownes. Devine was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 23, 1978, and received his commission on June 27, 1978. He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1992. He assumed senior status on September 8, 1992 and served in that capacity until his death on February 22, 1999.

Notes and References

  1. https://books.googleusercontent.com/books/content?req=AKW5QafLVVuUYflWWFuVs9OpWYeDEtiseZsVBciQ5LvFl4c8488Hk-6gX5GeLG_i_U7Qp8sxuE6Ld-4pIq_FxhXHdS_fYdZc6niOoSLN4isgN1Ks2vvGDtOu_6jWrW8Kzyn4cQUtKU1mshRLjIZ4UaybjB39v9uty8X8aT9uMMlSbp2Jxp6JTORMKASxsh5_Cu1kGs5d48SmOpV7kVS5xRpgxMSkHRSpQDulqsPuUP9qfl-vx9VAQGQ Taps: A Supplement to Assembly Magazine (2004–2006)
  2. http://digital-library.usma.edu/cdm/pageflip/collection/p16919coll3/id/9064/type/compoundobject/filename/print/page/download/start/1/pftype/pdf Official register of the officers and cadets (1946)