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Thomas James McAvoy (b. 1938 in Johnson City NY) is a federal judge for the U.S. District Court Northern District of New York. Judge McAvoy graduated from Villanova University with an A.B. in 1960 and Albany Law School with a J.D. in 1964. He was nominated to the court by President Ronald Reagan on January 29 1986 to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333 he was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 3 1986 and received his commission on March 4 1986.