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James Martin Fitzgerald
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska · 1974
James Martin Fitzgerald , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska. James Martin Fitzgerald (October 7, 1920 – April 3, 2011) was an American lawyer and judge. He served as an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1972 to 1975, and resigned that position when he was appointed to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
Education
- Willamette UniversityB.A., 1950
- Willamette University College of LawLL.B., 1951
Career
U.S. Army private, 1940-1941; U.S. Marine Corps sergeant, 1942-1946; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Alaska Territory, 1952-1956; City attorney, Anchorage, Alaska, 1956-1959; Legal counsel, Gov. William A. Egan, Alaska, 1959; Commissioner of public safety, State of Alaska, 1959; Judge, Alaska Superior Court, Third Judicial District, 1959-1972; presiding judge, 1969-1972; Justice, Alaska Supreme Court, 1972-1975
Biography
James Martin Fitzgerald (October 7, 1920 – April 3, 2011) was an American lawyer and judge. He served as an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1972 to 1975, and resigned that position when he was appointed to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
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