James McClure
James Focht McClure, Jr. was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1990 after being nominated by President George H.W. Bush. He assumed senior status on April 7, 2001, and later passed away on December 17, 2010.[1]
Education
McClure graduated from Amherst College with his bachelor's degree in 1952 and later graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School with his J.D. degree in 1957.[1]
Military service
McClure also served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954.[1]
Professional career
- 1984-1990: President judge, Snyder-Union County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
- 1974-1975: District attorney, Union County
- 1965-1984: Attorney in private practice
- 1961-1965: General Counsel, Merck & Co.
- 1958-1961: Attorney in private practice
- 1957-1958: Staff attorney, U.S. Department of State Legal Advisor's Office[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Middle District of Pennsylvania
On the unanimous recommendation of U.S. Senators Arlen Specter and John Heinz III, McClure was nominated by President George Bush on January 24, 1990, to a seat vacated by Judge William Nealon as Nealon assumed senior status. McClure was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 27, 1990, and received commission on April 30, 1990. McClure later assumed senior status on April 7, 2001.[1]
Noteworthy cases
Austin Scott case
Judge McClure is presiding in a lawsuit involving former Penn State football player Austin Scott who sued Penn State University, Penn State Police, and two Centre County prosecutors over personal injury from an alleged rape prosecution.
Scott was originally charged with rape in 2007, only to have his charges dismissed. McClure removed Centre County and two prosecutors from the lawsuit as defendants on March 4, 2010 after the judge found that the prosecutors handled their case legally.[2]
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| Preceded by: William Nealon |
Middle District of Pennsylvania 1990–2001 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John E. Jones
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| 1989 |
Barksdale • Bonner • Buckwalter • Cyr • Fernandez • Garbis • Harmon • Lee • Lindberg • Lodge • Nelson • Nottingham • Plager • Rosen • Rymer • Smith • Spatt • Thomas • VanBebber • J. Walker • V. Walker • Wiener • Wright | ||
| 1990 |
Alito • Amon • Birch • Boudin • Cleland • Clevenger • Dubina • Hamilton • Henderson • Hood • Hornby • Jones • Kent • Levi • Loken • Lourie • Martin • McBryde • McClure • McKenna • McLaughlin • McNamee • Moreno • Mullen • Nelson • Nickerson • Niemeyer • Norton • Parker • Pickering • Rader • Rainey • Randolph • Shanstrom • Shedd • Shubb • Singleton • Skretny • Souter • Sparr • Stahl • Stamp • Suhrheinrich • Taylor • Vollmer • Ware • Wilson | ||
| 1991 |
Albritton • Andersen • Armstrong • Arnold • Bartle • Bassler • Batchelder • Beckwith • Belot • Benson • Blackburn • Bramlette • Brody • Brody • Burrell • Carnes • Caulfield • Cauthron • Clement • Collier • Conway • Cooper • Dalzell • DeMent • DeMoss • Doherty • Echols • Edmunds • Faber • Freeh • Gaitan • Garza • Graham • Haik • Hamilton • Hansen • Hendren • Herlong • Highsmith • Hogan • Huff • Hurley • Irenas • Johnson • Joyner • Kelly • Kleinfeld • Legg • Leonard • Lewis • Longstaff • Lungstrum • Luttig • Matia • McCalla • McDade • McKeague • McKelvie • Means • Merryday • Moore • Morgan • Nielsen • Nimmons • Osteen Sr. • Padova • Payne • Reinhard • Robinson • Robreno • Roll • Roth • Schlesinger • Scullin • Siler • Solis • Sotomayor • Sparks • Stohr • Thomas • Traxler • Trimble • Ungaro • Van Sickle • Wanger • Werlein • Whyte • Yohn | ||
| 1992 |
Baird • Barbadoro • Black • Boudin • Carnes • Covello • DiClerico • Gilbert • Gonzalez • Gorton • Hansen • Heyburn • Jackson • Jacobs • Keeley • Kendall • Kopf • Kyle • Lewis • McAuliffe • McLaughlin • Melloy • Preska • Quist • Randa • Rosenthal • Rovner • Schall • Sedwick • Simandle • Stahl • Vratil • Williams | ||
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