James B. Loken

James Burton Loken
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
April 1, 2003 – March 31, 2010
Preceded by David R. Hansen
Succeeded by William J. Riley
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Assumed office
October 17, 1990
Appointed by George H. W. Bush
Preceded by Gerald Heaney
Personal details
Born James Burton Loken
(1940-05-21) May 21, 1940
Madison, Wisconsin
Education University of Wisconsin–Madison (B.S.)
Harvard Law School (LL.B.)

James Burton Loken (born May 21, 1940) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 1990.

Loken earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1962 and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School in 1965. After law school, he clerked for Judge J. Edward Lumbard of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1965 to 1966 and for Associate Justice Byron White of the United States Supreme Court from 1966 to 1967.[1]

Professional career

Loken was in private practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1967 to 1970. He was General Counsel to the President's Committee on Consumer Interests in 1970 and a staff assistant to President Richard M. Nixon from 1970 to 1972. Loken returned to private practice in Minneapolis from 1973 to 1990 with the law firm of Faegre & Benson.[1]

Federal judicial service

Loken was nominated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit by President George H. W. Bush on September 10, 1990, to a seat vacated by Judge Gerald William Heaney. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 12, 1990, and received his commission on October 17, 1990. He served as chief judge of the court from April 1, 2003 through March 31, 2010, when he was succeeded as chief judge by William J. Riley. He is currently an active judge on the court.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Loken, James B. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Gerald Heaney		 Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1990–present		 Incumbent
Preceded by
David R. Hansen		 Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
2003–2010		 Succeeded by
William J. Riley
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