James Cameron Mahan (born December 16, 1943) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Nevada.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 9/year
Nevada District Court · 2002–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Judge · 1999–2002- Private practice, Nevada1973–1999
- U.S. Naval Reserve1970–1972
U.S. Navy1966–1969
Appointments
- 2002–2018 · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1973- Morris Harvey College (now University of Charleston)B.A. · 1965