In 1980, McNamara supported the [[Ronald W. Reagan]] and [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] national ticket against [[Jimmy Carter]] and [[Walter Mondale]]. President Reagan thereafter nominated McNamara for the bench on May 5, 1982, for the seat vacated by Judge Edward James Boyle, Sr., and the [[U.S. Senate]] quickly confirmed him. | In 1980, McNamara supported the [[Ronald W. Reagan]] and [[George Herbert Walker Bush]] national ticket against [[Jimmy Carter]] and [[Walter Mondale]]. President Reagan thereafter nominated McNamara for the bench on May 5, 1982, for the seat vacated by Judge Edward James Boyle, Sr., and the [[U.S. Senate]] quickly confirmed him. |