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James Kenneth Logan

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

James Kenneth Logan served on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. Appointed by Jimmy Carter and confirmed Dec 15, 1977. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Jimmy Carter
Confirmed
Dec 15, 1977
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1929

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth CircuitJimmy Carter · Dec 15, 1977 – Jul 15, 1998

Education

  • University of KansasA.B., 1952
  • Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1955

Career

U.S. Army corporal, 1947-1948; Law clerk, Hon. Walter Huxman, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, 1955-1956; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1956-1957; Faculty, University of Kansas School of Law, 1957-1968, 1982; assistant professor, 1957-1961; dean/professor of law, 1961-1968; lecturer in law, 1982; Ezra Ripley Thayer Teaching Fellow, Harvard Law School, 1961-1962; Visiting professor of law, University of Texas, 1964; Private practice, Olathe, Kansas, 1968-1977; Visiting professor of law, Stanford University, 1969; Visiting professor of law, University of Michigan, 1976; Lecturer in law, Duke University, 1987, 1991, 1993

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