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James Dickson Phillips Jr.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1978
James Dickson Phillips Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Education
- Davidson CollegeB.S., 1943
- University of North Carolina School of LawJ.D., 1948
Career
U.S. Army first lieutenant, 1943-1946; Assistant director, Institute of Government, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 1948-1949; Private practice, Laurinburg, North Carolina, 1949-1955; Private practice, Fayetteville, North Carolina, 1955-1959; Faculty, University of North Carolina School of Law, 1960-1978; lecturer and associate professor of law, 1960-1964; dean, 1964-1974; professor of law, 1964-1978
Biography
James Dickson Phillips Jr. (September 23, 1922 – August 27, 2017) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
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