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James Robert Browning

James Robert Browning

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Chief Judge — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Born 1918 in Great Falls, MT

Died 2012 in Marin County, CA

FJC ID: 290

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 19/year

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1961–201219611980200020202025190
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 214/year

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1961–2012196119802000202020252140
citing decisions

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals · 1961–2012

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.

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James Robert Browning (October 1, 1918 – May 6, 2012) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 1976–1988
  2. Supreme Court of the United States
    Supreme Court of the United States
    Clerk of court · 1958–1961
  3. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    1953–1958
  4. Office of the Attorney General of the United States
    Office of the Attorney General of the United States
    Executive assistant · 1952–1953
  5. Executive Office for United States Attorneys
    Chief · 1953
  6. Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    First assistant · 1951–1952
  7. Antitrust Division, General Litigation Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    Antitrust Division, General Litigation Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    Assistant chief · 1949–1951
  8. Northwest Regional Office, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Seattle, Washington
    Northwest Regional Office, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Seattle, Washington
    Chief · 1948–1949
  9. Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.
    Special attorney · 1946–1948
  10. U.S. Army lieutenant
    1943–1946
  11. Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Denver, Colorado
    Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Denver, Colorado
    Special attorney · 1941–1943

Appointments

  1. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitChief Judge
    1961–2012 · Appointed by John F. Kennedy (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. University of Montana School of Law
    LL.B. · 1941