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James Franklin Battin

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana · 1969

James Franklin Battin , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Montana. 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.

Education

  • Eastern Montana College (now Montana State University Billings)B.A., 1948
  • George Washington University Law SchoolJ.D., 1951

Career

U.S. Navy, 1942-1945; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1951-1952; Private practice, Billings, Montana, 1953-1960; Deputy county attorney, Yellowstone County, Montana, 1953-1955; General counsel and secretary, City-County Planning Board, Billings, Yellowstone County, Montana, 1955; Assistant city attorney, Billings, Montana, 1955-1957; City attorney, Billings, Montana, 1957-1958; State representative, Montana, 1958-1959; U.S. representative from Montana, 1961-1969

Biography

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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