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James Harvie Wilkinson III
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
James Harvie Wilkinson III serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by Ronald Reagan and confirmed Aug 9, 1984 by a 58–39 Senate vote. ABA rating: Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan
- Confirmed
- Aug 9, 1984
- Senate vote
- 58–39
- ABA rating
- Qualified
- Born
- 1944
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitRonald Reagan · Aug 9, 1984
Education
- Yale UniversityB.A., 1967
- University of Virginia School of LawJ.D., 1972
Career
U.S. Army, 1968-1969; Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, 1970; Law clerk, Hon. Lewis F. Powell, Supreme Court of the United States, 1972-1973; Faculty, University of Virginia School of Law, 1973-1978, 1983; associate professor, 1973-1978; professor, 1983; Editorial page editor, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 1978-1981; Deputy assistant attorney general, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1983; Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1992-1996; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1996-2003
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