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James Lopez Watson

United States Court of International Trade

Born 1922 in New York, NY

Died 2001 in New York, NY

FJC ID: 3220

James Lopez Watson (May 21, 1922 – September 1, 2001) was an American lawyer who served as a federal judge of the United States Court of International Trade. While serving as a judge around the country, Watson became the first African-American to head a federal court in the American Deep South.

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Gender
Male
Race
African American

Prior employment

  1. Civil Court of the City of New York
    Judge · 1963–1966
  2. New York
    New York
    State senator · 1954–1963
  3. Private practice
    1951–1953
  4. U.S. Army
    1943–1945

Appointments

  1. United States Court of International Trade
    U.S. Court of International Trade
    1980–2001 (None (reassignment))
    Term ended: Death
  2. United States Court of International Trade
    U.S. Customs Court
    1966–1980 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)
    Term ended: Reassignment
  3. United States Customs Court
    1966–1980
    Term ended: other_pos

Education

  1. Brooklyn Law School
    Brooklyn Law School
    LL.B. · 1951
  2. New York University
    B.A. · 1947