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James Randall Durfee
James Randall Durfee (1897-1977) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Claims.
Durfee was nominated to the Court of Claims by President Dwight Eisenhower. He was commissioned on April 22, 1960. He assumed senior status on January 29, 1977, and served in that capacity until his death nine months later, on October 29.[1]
Education
- Marquette University Law School, LL.B., 1926
Professional career
- Private practice, Antigo, Wisconsin, 1926-1951
- District attorney, Langlade County, Wisconsin, 1928-1931
- Court commissioner, Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1934-1950
- Member, Wisconsin State Public Service Commission, 1951-1956
- Chairman, Wisconsin State Public Service Commission, 1953-1956
- Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1956-1960
Footnotes
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| Former judges |
Atkinson • Barney • Bennett • Blackford • Booth • Campbell • Casey • Collins • Cowen • John Davis • John Bancroft Davis • Oscar Davis • Downey • Drake • Durfee • Friedman • Gilchrist • Graham • Green • Hay • Howell • Howry • Hughes • Hunt • Jones • Kashiwa • Kunzig • Laramore • Littleton • Loring • Madden • Milligan • Moss • Nichols • Nott • Peck • Peelle • Richardson • Scarburgh • Scofield • Sinnott • Skelton • Smith • Weldon • Whaley • Whitaker • Williams • Wilmot • Wright • | ||
