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James Franklin Battin

James Franklin Battin

Montana District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Montana

Born 1925 in Wichita, KS

Died 1996 in Billings, MT

FJC ID: 118

James Franklin Battin (February 13, 1925 – September 27, 1996) was a Republican United States representative from Montana, and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. representative from Montana
    1961–1969
  2. Private practice, Billings, Montana
    1953–1960
  3. Montana
    State representative · 1958–1959
  4. Billings, Montana
    City attorney · 1957–1958
  5. Billings, Montana
    Assistant city attorney · 1955–1957
  6. Yellowstone County, Montana
    Deputy county attorney · 1953–1955
  7. City-County Planning Board, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana
    General counsel and secretary · 1955
  8. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    1951–1952
  9. U.S. Navy
    1942–1945

Appointments

  1. Montana District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of MontanaChief Judge
    1969–1996 · Appointed by Richard M. Nixon (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. George Washington University Law School
    George Washington University Law School
    J.D. · 1951
  2. Eastern Montana College (now Montana State University Billings)
    B.A. · 1948