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James Alger Fee

Former judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

James Alger Fee served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Dwight D. Eisenhower and confirmed Apr 23, 1954.

Appointed by
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Confirmed
Apr 23, 1954
Born
1888

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of OregonHerbert Hoover · Dec 22, 1931 – Apr 30, 1954
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDwight D. Eisenhower · Apr 23, 1954 – Aug 25, 1959

Education

  • Whitman CollegeA.B., 1910
  • Columbia Law SchoolLL.B., 1914

Career

Private practice, Pendleton, Oregon, 1914-1916, 1920-1927; City attorney, Pendleton, Oregon, 1916-1917; U.S. Army lieutenant, Air Corps, 1917-1919; Member, Legal Staff, U.S. Department of War, 1919-1920; Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, 1927-1931

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