Thomas Whitten Slick Explained

Thomas Whitten Slick
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana
Term Start:April 21, 1928
Term End:September 16, 1943
Appointer:operation of law
Predecessor:Seat established by 45 Stat. 437
Successor:Luther Merritt Swygert
Office1:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Indiana
Term Start1:February 17, 1925
Term End1:April 21, 1928
Appointer1:Calvin Coolidge
Predecessor1:Seat established by 43 Stat. 751
Successor1:Seat abolished
Birth Name:Thomas Whitten Slick
Birth Date:5 July 1869
Birth Place:South Bend, Indiana
Education:University 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.

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.

Death

Slick died on January 3, 1959.