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James Lopez Watson

Former judge · U.S. Court of International Trade

James Lopez Watson served on the U.S. Court of International Trade. Appointed by None (reassignment).

Appointed by
None (reassignment)
Born
1922

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Customs CourtLyndon B. Johnson · Mar 4, 1966 – Nov 1, 1980
  • Judge, U.S. Court of International TradeNone (reassignment) · – Sep 1, 2001

Education

  • New York UniversityB.A., 1947
  • Brooklyn Law SchoolLL.B., 1951

Career

U.S. Army, 1943-1945; Private practice, 1951-1953; State senator, New York, 1954-1963; Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, 1963-1966

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From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

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Capitol Receipts, “Judge James Lopez Watson, Court of International Trade,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1392936/james-lopez-watson (accessed 2026-10-13).

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