James Alger Fee
Personal
Birthday:
9/24/1888
Birthplace:
Pendleton, OR
Date of Death:
8/25/1959
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Pendleton, Oregon, 1914-1916, 1920-1927
City attorney, Pendleton, Oregon, 1916-1917
U.S. Army lieutenant, Air Corps, 1917-1919
Member, Legal Staff, U.S. Department of War, 1919-1920
Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, 1927-1931
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, February 26, 1931; no Senate vote
Education
Name of School:
Whitman College
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1910
Name of School - Second:
Columbia Law School
Public service is a critical component of a legal education and the professional development of our students," said David M. Schizer, Dean and the Lucy G. Moses Professor of Law. "This new guarantee supports a core principle of our school, as we aspire to train lawyers who view pro bono work as central to their commitment to our system of justice.
Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1914 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, District of Oregon
President Nominating:
Herbert Hoover
Party Affiliation of President:
Republican
Commission Date:
12/23/1931
Termination Date:
4/30/1954
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Commission Date - Second:
4/30/1954
Termination Date - Second:
8/25/1959
Termination Reason - Second:
Death