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James Robert Browning
Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
James Robert Browning served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by John F. Kennedy and confirmed Sep 14, 1961.
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy
- Confirmed
- Sep 14, 1961
- Born
- 1918
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJohn F. Kennedy · Sep 14, 1961 – May 6, 2012
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
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