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James Clinton Turk

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia · 1972

James Clinton Turk , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. James Clinton Turk (May 3, 1923 – July 6, 2014) was a Virginia lawyer, state senator and for more than four decades, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Education

  • Roanoke CollegeA.B., 1949
  • Washington and Lee University School of LawLL.B., 1952

Career

U.S. Army staff sergeant, 1943-1946; Private practice, Radford, Virginia, 1952-1972; State senator, Virginia, 1959-1972; minority leader, 1965-1972

Biography

James Clinton Turk (May 3, 1923 – July 6, 2014) was a Virginia lawyer, state senator and for more than four decades, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

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