Thomas Francis McAllister (March 4, 1896 – November 10, 1976) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.

Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, McAllister was a volunteer in the French Foreign Legion from 1917 to 1918.

He was a Democratic candidate for the United States House of Representatives from Michigan in 1934 and 1936.

[1] McAllister was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 25, 1941, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit vacated by Judge Herschel W. Arant.

He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 1941, and received his commission on May 22, 1941.