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James B. Loken
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
James B. Loken serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Appointed by George H.W. Bush and confirmed Oct 12, 1990. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush
- Confirmed
- Oct 12, 1990
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1940
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth CircuitGeorge H.W. Bush · Oct 12, 1990
Education
- University of WisconsinB.S., 1962
- Harvard Law SchoolLL.B., 1965
Career
Law clerk, Hon. J. Edward Lumbard, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1965-1966; Law clerk, Hon. Byron White, Supreme Court of the United States, 1966-1967; Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1967-1970, 1973-1990; General counsel, President's Committee on Consumer Interests, 1970; Staff assistant, President Richard M. Nixon, 1970-1972; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2010
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