# Edward McEntee > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edward_McEntee > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Edward_McEntee.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_McEntee > Source revision: 1347553653 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American judge (1906–1981)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Edward McEntee | honorific_suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | office = [Senior Judge](/source/Senior_status) of the [United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit) | term_start = December 31, 1976 | term_end = February 14, 1981 | office1 = Judge of the [United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit) | term_start1 = September 1, 1965 | term_end1 = December 31, 1976 | nominator1 = | appointer1 = [Lyndon B. Johnson](/source/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Lyndon_B._Johnson) | predecessor1 = [Peter Woodbury](/source/Peter_Woodbury) | successor1 = [Hugh H. Bownes](/source/Hugh_H._Bownes) | pronunciation = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1906|10|21}} | birth_place = [Providence](/source/Providence%2C_Rhode_Island), [Rhode Island](/source/Rhode_Island), U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age|1981|02|14|1906|10|21}} | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | party = | other_party = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | education = {{nowrap|[College of the Holy Cross](/source/College_of_the_Holy_Cross) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))}}
[Boston University](/source/Boston_University_School_of_Law) ([LLB](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws)) | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Edward Matthew McEntee''' (October 21, 1906{{Cite web |title=Edward Matthew McEntee (First Circuit) – CourtListener.com |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2133/edward-matthew-mcentee/ |access-date=2023-04-27 |website=CourtListener |language=en-us}} – February 14, 1981) was a [United States circuit judge](/source/United_States_federal_judge) of the [United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit). ==Education and career== McEntee was born in [Providence](/source/Providence%2C_Rhode_Island), [Rhode Island](/source/Rhode_Island), on October 21, 1906. He was educated at the [College of the Holy Cross](/source/College_of_the_Holy_Cross), where he received a [Bachelor of Arts](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts) in 1928. He received a [Bachelor of Laws](/source/Bachelor_of_Laws) from [Boston University School of Law](/source/Boston_University_School_of_Law) in 1933. McEntee was in the private practice of law in Providence from 1933 to 1952. He was a Member of the [Rhode Island House of Representatives](/source/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives) from 1935 to 1939. He was an [Assistant United States Attorney](/source/Assistant_United_States_Attorney) of the District of Rhode Island from 1940 to 1951. He was the [United States Attorney](/source/United_States_Attorney) for the District of Rhode Island from 1952 to 1953.{{FJC Bio|1547|nid=1384651|name=Edward Matthew McEntee}} ==Federal judicial service== McEntee was nominated by President [Lyndon B. Johnson](/source/Lyndon_B._Johnson) on August 3, 1965, to a seat on the [United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit) vacated by Judge [Peter Woodbury](/source/Peter_Woodbury). He was confirmed by the [United States Senate](/source/United_States_Senate) on August 31, 1965, and received his commission on September 1, 1965. He assumed [senior status](/source/senior_status) on December 31, 1976. His service was terminated on February 14, 1981, due to his death. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Sources== * {{FJC Bio|1547|nid=1384651|name=Edward Matthew McEntee}} {{s-start}} {{s-legal}} {{s-bef|before=[Peter Woodbury](/source/Peter_Woodbury)}} {{s-ttl|title={{nowrap|Judge of the [United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit](/source/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit)}}|years=1965–1976}} {{s-aft|after=[Hugh H. Bownes](/source/Hugh_H._Bownes)}} {{s-end}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McEntee, Edward Matthew}} Category:1906 births Category:1981 deaths Category:Boston University School of Law alumni Category:College of the Holy Cross alumni Category:Members of the Rhode Island House of Representatives Category:United States attorneys for the District of Rhode Island Category:Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit Category:United States court of appeals judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson Category:20th-century American lawyers Category:Assistant United States attorneys Category:20th-century members of the Rhode Island General Assembly {{US-federal-judge-stub}} {{RhodeIsland-politician-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Edward McEntee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_McEntee) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_McEntee?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.