James Braxton Craven Jr.
Personal
Birthday:
4/3/1918
Birthplace:
Lenoir, NC
Date of Death:
5/3/1977
Place of Death:
Richmond, VA
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Solicitor, Burke County, North Carolina, 1947
Private practice, Charlotte and Ashville, North Carolina, 1948-1956
Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of North Carolina, 1948-1952
Special judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 1956-1961
Education
Name of School:
Duke University
Degree:
A.B.
Degree Year:
1939
Name of School - Second:
Harvard Law School
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Degree - Second:
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second:
1942 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina
Court Name:
North Carolina Western District Court
President Nominating:
John F. Kennedy
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
8/10/1961
Termination Date:
7/5/1966
Termination Reason:
Appointment to Another Judicial Position
Court Name - Second:
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Court Name - Second:
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Commission Date - Second:
6/29/1966
Termination Date - Second:
5/3/1977
Termination Reason - Second:
Death