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James McPherson Proctor

James McPherson Proctor

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1882 in Washington, DC

Died 1953

FJC ID: 1943

James McPherson Proctor (September 4, 1882 – September 17, 1953) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and previously was an associate justice of the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    1913–1931
  2. U.S. Department of Justice
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Special assistant attorney general · 1929–1931
  3. District of Columbia
    District of Columbia
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1905–1913
    • ↳chief assistant U.S. attorney · 1909–1913

Appointments

  1. District of Columbia District Court
    District of Columbia District Court
    1948–1953
    Term ended: ded
  2. District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
    1948–1953 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death
  3. District of Columbia District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (Supreme Court of the District of Columbia)
    1931–1948 · Appointed by Herbert Hoover (Republican)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. George Washington University Law School
    George Washington University Law School
    LL.B. · 1904