James Milton Burns

Personal

Birthday: 
11/24/1924
Birthplace: 
Portland, OR
Date of Death: 
12/21/2001
Place of Death: 
Wilsonville, OR
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army, 1943-1945
Private practice, Portland, Oregon, 1950-1952, 1956-1966
District attorney, Harney County, Oregon, 1952-1956
Special master, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, 1962-1965
Judge, Oregon Circuit Court, Multnomah County, 1966-1972
Faculty, National Judicial College, 1971

Education

Name of School: 
University of Portland
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1947
Name of School - Second: 

Loyola University, Chicago School of Law

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Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1950

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, District of Oregon
Court Name: 

Oregon District Court

President Nominating: 
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
6/2/1972
Retirement from Active Service: 
11/24/1989
Termination Date: 
12/21/2001
Termination Reason: 
Death