Edward F. Shea
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
Incumbent
Assumed office June 7, 2012
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
In office April 8, 1998 – June 7, 2012
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Alan Angus McDonald
Succeeded by	Stanley Bastian
Personal details
Born	Edward F. Shea 1942 (age 81–82) Malden, Massachusetts
Education	University of Massachusetts Boston (BEd) Georgetown University (JD)

Edward F. Shea (born 1942) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington.

Education and career

Born in Malden, Massachusetts, Shea received a Bachelor of Science in Education degree from Boston State College in 1965 and a Juris Doctor from Georgetown University Law Center in 1970. Shea was a law clerk to Judge Harold Petrie of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division II from 1970 to 1971. He was in private practice from 1971 to 1998.

Federal judicial service

Shea is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. Shea was nominated by President Bill Clinton on September 4, 1997, to a seat vacated by Alan Angus McDonald. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27, 1998, and received his commission on April 8, 1998. Shea assumed senior status on June 7, 2012.

Sources

• Edward F. Shea at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.