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James Braxton Craven Jr.
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1961–1966
James Braxton Craven Jr., Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Education
- Duke UniversityA.B., 1939
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1942
Career
Solicitor, Burke County, North Carolina, 1947; Private practice, Charlotte and Ashville, North Carolina, 1948-1956; Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of North Carolina, 1948-1952; Special judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 1956-1961
Biography
James Braxton Craven Jr. (April 3, 1918 – May 3, 1977) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.
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