Biography

09/22/1922 - 08/18/1998

Judge Thomas J. McCormack, Sr. Philadelphia (Part) County 1977-1978

Early Life:

Judge Thomas J. McCormack, Sr., born September 28, 1922, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; son of John Patrick and Mary J. Smyth McCormack; Roman Catholic High School, 1940; United States Army, South Pacific, World War II, 1943-1946; Temple University, B.S., 1949; Temple University School of Law, LL.B., 1952; attorney; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives for the 1953-1962; not a candidate for reelection, 1963 term; Assistant Philadelphia District Attorney, chief, Indictment Division three years; appointed, parliamentarian, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1972- April 3, 1978; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, April 3, 1978-1978; unsuccessful campaign for reelection, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1978; elected, judge, 1979-1993, senior judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court, 1993-1997; unsuccessful campaign, Common Pleas Court, 1987; married, Edith, children, Molly Van Tilborg, Nell Abom, Thomas J. McCormack, Jr., William McCormack; died, August 18, 1998, fibrosis of the lungs, pneumonia, Roxborough Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; interment, Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Cheltenham Township, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives for the 1953-1962; not a candidate for reelection, 1963 term.

Appointed, parliamentarian, Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 1972- April 3, 1978.

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 36th district, Philadelphia (Part) County April 3, 1978-1978; filled, vacancy, unexpired term, Lewis Hill resigned, January 8, 1978; unsuccessful campaign for reelection, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1978. 

Elected, judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court, 1979-1993, senior judge, Philadelphia Municipal Court, 1993-1997. 

Unsuccessful campaign, Common Pleas Court, 1987. 

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us) 

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Cox, Harold (2004). "Pennsylvania Senate - 1977-1978" (PDF). Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

Philadelphia Inquirer, The (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Thursday, August 20, 1998, Section B Page 6. 

Philadelphia Daily News (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Friday, August 21, 1998, Page 68. 

Thomas J. McCormack (1922-1998) - Find a Grave Memorial