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James Robert Kirkland

Former judge · U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

James Robert Kirkland served on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Appointed by Harry S Truman and confirmed Mar 8, 1950.

Appointed by
Harry S Truman
Confirmed
Mar 8, 1950
Born
1903

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of ColumbiaHarry S Truman · Mar 8, 1950 – Feb 25, 1958

Education

  • George Washington UniversityA.B., 1927
  • George Washington University Law SchoolLL.B., 1928
  • George Washington University Law SchoolLL.M., 1929
  • Benjamin Franklin University (now George Washington University)B.C.S., 1930

Career

U.S. Naval Reserve commander; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1929-1934; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1934-1949; Counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, 1947-1949

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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