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James Robert Kirkland

District of Columbia District Court

Born 1903 in Wilmington, DE

Died 1958 in Wilmington, DE

FJC ID: 1285

James Robert Kirkland (February 15, 1903 – February 25, 1958) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    1934–1949
  2. U.S. Senate Committee on the District of Columbia
    Counsel · 1947–1949
  3. District of Columbia
    District of Columbia
    Assistant U.S. attorney · 1929–1934
  4. U.S. Naval Reserve commander

Appointments

  1. District of Columbia District Court
    1950–1958 · Appointed by Harry S Truman (Democratic)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. Benjamin Franklin University (now George Washington University)
    B.C.S. · 1930
  2. George Washington University Law School
  3. George Washington University Law School
  4. George Washington University
    A.B. · 1927