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James Robert Browning

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1961

James Robert Browning , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 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.

Education

  • University of Montana School of LawLL.B., 1941

Career

Special attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Denver, Colorado, 1941-1943; U.S. Army lieutenant, 1943-1946; Special attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1946-1948; Chief, Northwest Regional Office, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Seattle, Washington, 1948-1949; Assistant chief, Antitrust Division, General Litigation Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1949-1951; First assistant, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., 1951-1952; Executive assistant, Office of the Attorney General of the United States, 1952-1953; Chief, Executive Office for United States Attorneys, 1953; Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1953-1958; Clerk of court, Supreme Court of the United States, 1958-1961; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1976-1988

Biography

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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