Background
McCabe, Thomas J. was born on May 21, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
McCabe, Thomas J. was born on May 21, 1946 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Louisiana Salle College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1968). University of Oregon. University of Idaho (Juris Doctor, 1979).
National Criminal Defense College (1989).
Worked at Westberg, McCabe & Collins, Chartered (Boise, Idaho) specializing in Criminal Defense. Admitted to the bar, 1980, Idaho and United States. District Court, District of Idaho.
1981, United States.
Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1987, United States. Supreme Court. Member, Order of Barristers.
Author: "Haste Makes Waste: The 1983 Revision of Idaho"s Driving under the influence Statutes and Misdemeanor Criminal Rules," Idaho Law Review, Volume 20, Number.
2, Spring, 1984. Company-Author: Advanced Drinking/Driving Litigation in Idaho, Professional Education Systems, Incorporated., Eau Claire, Wisconsin, 1986. Lecturer: Federal Jurisdiction, 1981-1982 and Driving under the influence and Criminal Defense, 1983, Continuing Legal Education Program.
Law Clerk to: Honorary Ray McNichols, Chief Judge, United States. District Court for the District of Idaho, 1980-1981.
Honorary Fred M. Taylor, Senior United States.
District Judge, District of Idaho, 1981. Member: Idaho Supreme Court"s Misdemeanor Rules Advisory Committee, 1984-1988. Evidence Rules Advisory Committee, 1989.
Criminal Jury Instructions Committee, 1988.
Criminal Court Advisory Committee, Ada County, 1986-1987. Member: Boise and American Bar Associations.
Idaho State Bar (Member: Legislative Liaison Committee, 1982. The Advocate Editorial Advisory Board, 1983-1988.
Chairman, 1986-1988).
National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Idaho Attorneys for Criminal Justice (President, 1989). (Certified as Criminal Trial Specialist by the Idaho Trial Lawyer s Association).
Member, Order of Barristers.