James Fleming Gordon
Personal
Birthday:
5/18/1918
Birthplace:
Madisonville, KY
Date of Death:
2/9/1990
Race or Ethnicity:
White
Gender:
Male Prior Employment:
Private practice, Madisonville, Kentucky, 1941-1942, 1945-1965
U.S. Army, 1942-1945
Campaign chairman, Kentucky Democratic Party, 1955
Chairman, Kentucky Public Service Commission, 1956-1960
Special counsel, Gov. Edward T. Breathitt, Kentucky, 1964-1965
Speakers chairman, Kentucky Democratic Party, 1966
Education
Name of School:
University of Kentucky College of Law
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Degree:
LL.B.
Degree Year:
1941 Judicial Career
Court Name:
U. S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky
Court Name:
Kentucky Western District Court
President Nominating:
Lyndon B. Johnson
Party Affiliation of President:
Democratic
Commission Date:
7/23/1965
Retirement from Active Service:
1/1/1976
Termination Date:
2/9/1990
Termination Reason:
Death