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Atkins, Thomas Irving was born on March 2, 1939 in Elkhart, Indiana, United States.
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Thomas Irving Atkins, American Lawyer. Bar: Massachusetts 1970, United States Court Appeals (1st circuit 1979), (2nd circuit 1980), (5th circuit 1982), (6th circuit 1976), (7th circuit 1979), (8th circuit 1990), (9th circuit 1982) (10th circuit 1981), (11th circuit 1989), Supreme Court of the United States Court 1979.
Education
Bachelor, Indiana U., 1961; Master of Arts, Harvard University, 1963; Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1969; Bachelor of Laws (honorary), New England Law School, 1975.
Career
Member, Boston City Council, 1968-1971; secretary cabinet, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Boston, 1971-1975; private practice, Boston, 1975-1980, 84-86; general counsel, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, New York City, 1980-1984; private practice, Brooklyn, since 1986. Vice chairman Federal Reserve Bank Boston, 1978-1984. Trustee Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights.
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Membership
Member of the board overseers Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1970-1976. Member National Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association, Boston Bar Association.
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Son of Norse Pierce and Lillie Mai (Curry) A. Divorced, 1986; children: Todd, Thomas, Trena.
