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James Marshall Sprouse

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979

James Marshall Sprouse , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. James Marshall Sprouse (December 3, 1923 – July 3, 2004) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

Education

  • St. Bonaventure UniversityA.B., 1947
  • Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1949

Career

U.S. Army, 104th Division, 1942-1945; Assistant attorney general, State of West Virginia, 1949; Fulbright Scholar in international law, University of Bordeaux, France, 1950; Counsel, Displaced Persons Commission, 1950-1951; Private practice, West Virginia, 1951-1952, 1957-1972, 1975-1979; Central Intelligence Agency, 1952-1957; Justice, Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia, 1972-1975

Biography

James Marshall Sprouse (December 3, 1923 – July 3, 2004) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

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