James Arnold von der Heydt

Judge James Arnold von der Heydt

Personal

Birthday:

7/15/1919

Birthplace:

Miles City, MT

Date of Death:

12/1/2013

Place of Death:

Anchorage, AK

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Deputy U.S. marshal, District of Alaska Territory, 1945-1948
Commissioner, U.S. District Court, District of Alaska Territory, 1951
U.S. attorney for the District of Alaska Territory, 1951-1953
Private practice, Nome, Alaska Territory, 1953-1959
Territorial representative, Alaska Territory, 1957-1959
Presiding judge, Alaska Superior Court, 1959-1966

Education

Name of School:

Albion College

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1942

Name of School - Second:

Northwestern University School of Law

At Northwestern Law we go beyond teaching the basics of legal reasoning to enable our students to make sound and ethical judgements, understand and improve the delivery of justice, and respond to the changing contexts in which law and legal institutions operate. Accordingly, the overarching goal of our curricular plan is to empower our graduates to adapt to and master the challenges of the changing world better than those of any other law school.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1951

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Alaska

Court Name:

Alaska District Court

President Nominating:

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

11/3/1966

Retirement from Active Service:

7/15/1984

Termination Date:

12/1/2013

Termination Reason:

Death