Thomas Tongue

Thomas H. Tongue III (February 12, 1912 – May 31, 1994) was an American jurist in the state of Oregon.

[1] Tongue began his career working in the New Deal government for the Labor Department, including arguing cases in front of the U.S. Supreme Court.

[2] During his time in private practice, Tongue taught at the Northwestern College of Law.

[4] Tongue was appointed to the Oregon Supreme Court by Governor Tom McCall in 1969 to replace Alfred Goodwin who had resigned.

[5] After retiring from the Oregon Supreme Court, Tongue continued to work as a senior judge for the state and as an arbitrator.