James Thomas Turner (born March 12, 1938) is a senior judge of the United States Claims Court (now named the United States Court of Federal Claims).
James T. Turner | |
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| Senior Judge of the United States Claims Court | |
| Assumed office July 2, 2002 | |
| Judge of the United States Claims Court | |
| In office July 2, 1987 – July 2, 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Haldane Robert Mayer |
| Succeeded by | George W. Miller |
| Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia | |
| In office July 1, 1979 – July 2, 1987 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Thomas Turner[1] March 12, 1938[2] Clifton Forge, Virginia, U.S. |
| Spouse | Patricia Renfrow |
| Education | Wake Forest College (BA) University of Virginia (LLB) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1960–1962 |
| Rank | Captain |
| Unit | Intelligence Corps[1] Army Reserve[1] |
Education and career
editTurner received his Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest College in 1960 and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1965.[3]
In 1960 he was a desk reporter and copy desk employee for the Winston-Salem Journal in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[1] In 1963 he was general laborer and clerical worker for a construction company in Charlottesville, Virginia.[1] From 1963 to 1965 he was a legal assistant for the law firm of Deets and Martin in Charlottesville, Virginia.[1]
He was formerly in the private practice of law in Norfolk, Virginia, 1965–1979 with the firm Williams, Worrell, Kelly & Greer.[3] He served in the United States Army from 1960 to 1962, achieving the rank of captain.[4]
Federal judicial service
editDistrict court service
editTurner was appointed a United States magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Virginia in July 1979 and served in that position until his appointment as Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.[3]
Claims court service
editOn April 23, 1987, he was nominated by President Reagan to a seat on the Court of Claims vacated by Haldane Robert Mayer who was elevated to the Federal Circuit.[5] On June 3, 1987, a hearing was held on his nomination. He was reported out of committee on June 23, 1987. On July 1, 1987, he was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.[5] He was appointed Judge to the United States Court of Federal Claims on July 2, 1987, and entered on duty on August 19, 1987.[3] He became a senior judge on July 2, 2002.[3]
Personal life
editHe is married to the former Patricia Renfrow and has one son, James, III.
Memberships
editHe is a member of the American Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, Virginia State Bar, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, first session, on confirmation of appointments to the federal judiciary and the Department of Justice. pt.1 (1989)
- ^ Government, United States (1997). 1997-1998 Official Congressional Directory, 105th Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office/U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Printing. p. 858. ISBN 9781579800598.
- ^ a b c d e f "Faculty Biographies – National Trial Advocacy College: THE HONORABLE JAMES T. TURNER". trialadcollege.com. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ "U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Turner, James Thomas". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ a b "PN293 – Nomination of James T. Turner for The Judiciary, 100th Congress (1987–1988)". www.congress.gov. 1987-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
External links
edit- James T. Turner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.