Judge Thomas J. McAvoy

Thomas J. McAvoy is a United States District Judge for the Northern District of New York. At the time of his appointment in 1986, he was a member of the Broome County Legislature. He served as Chief Judge from 1993 to 2000.

Judge McAvoy earned his A.B. degree from Villanova University in 1960, and his J.D. degree in 1964 from Albany Law School, where he served on the law review editorial board.

Judge McAvoy was a private legal practitioner in Binghamton, N.Y. from 1964 until 1985, including with his own law firm established in 1969. He also served as a member of the Broome County Legislature in Binghamton from 1971 to 1986.