1. Home
  2. Federal judges
  3. Bruce Rutherford Thompson

Bruce Rutherford Thompson

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada

Bruce Rutherford Thompson served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada. Appointed by John F. Kennedy and confirmed Aug 6, 1963.

Appointed by
John F. Kennedy
Confirmed
Aug 6, 1963
Born
1911

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of NevadaJohn F. Kennedy · Aug 6, 1963 – Feb 10, 1992

Education

  • University of Nevada, RenoA.B., 1932
  • Stanford Law SchoolLL.B., 1936

Career

Private practice, Reno, Nevada, 1936-1963; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Nevada, 1942-1952; Special master, U.S. District Court, District of Nevada, 1952-1954

More

From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “Judge Bruce Rutherford Thompson, District Court for the District of…,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1388741/bruce-rutherford-thompson (accessed 2026-10-15).