Thomas E. Delahanty II

Thomas E. Delahanty II (June 6, 1945 – April 12, 2021) was an American lawyer and former judge. He was the former United States attorney for the District of Maine.

Early life and education Delahanty was a graduate of Saint Michael's College in Vermont in 1967 and the University of Maine School of Law in 1970.

Career From 1970 to 1974, Delahanty was an associate at Marshall, Raymond & Beliveau; County Attorney and Assistant County Attorney with the Androscoggin County Attorney's Office (1971 to 1975); and a District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 3 for Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford Counties (1975 to 1980). Delahanty held the U.S. Attorney position from 1980 to 1981 under President Jimmy Carter after George J. Mitchell was appointed to a judicial position.

From 1981 to 1983, Delahanty was a partner in the firm Delahanty & Longley with James B. Longley Jr.. In 1983, Delahanty was appointed to Maine Superior Court where he served from November 4, 1983, to June 30, 2010. He served as chief justice from 1990 until 1995.

Delahanty was nominated by U.S. President Barack Obama on March 10, 2010, appointed on June 23, 2010, Along with fellow former U.S. Attorney Michael W. Cotter, he released his resignation letter to the public after the Justice Department refused to do so citing an exemption to the Freedom of Information Act. Following his dismissal, he returned to the Maine Superior Court as an active retired justice on July 7, 2017.

Delahanty had been married since 1970 and had two sons, a granddaughter, and a grandson.

Delahanty died at his home on April 12, 2021, after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Legacy Following his death, a memorial service was held for Thomas E. Delahanty II on June 6, 2023 at the Androscoggin County Courthouse. A portrait of Delahanty was revealed which now hangs on the wall of the courtroom.