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James Redden
James Anthony Redden was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. He joined the court in 1980 after being nominated by President Jimmy Carter (D). Redden assumed senior status on March 13, 1995. His service ended on March 31, 2020, when he died.
From 1990 to 1995, Redden served as the chief judge of the district court.
Early life and education
A native of Springfield, Massachusetts, Redden graduated from Boston College with his LL.B. in 1954.[1]
Military service
Redded served in the U.S. Army from 1946 to 1948.[1]
Professional career
- 1995-2020: Senior judge
- 1990-1995: Chief judge
- 1980-1995: Judge
- 1977-1980: Attorney General of Oregon
- 1973-1976: State treasurer, Oregon
- 1969-1972: Chair, Public Employee Relations Board
- 1963-1969: State representative, Oregon House of Representatives
- 1967-1969: Minority leader
- 1956-1972: Private practice, Medford, Ore.
- 1956: Claims adjuster, Allstate Insurance Corporation
- 1955: Title examiner, Title & Trust Insurance Company, Oregon
- 1954-1955: Private practice, Springfield, Mass.[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Oregon
Redden was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of Oregon by President Jimmy Carter on December 3, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. Redden was confirmed on February 20, 1980, by the U.S. Senate and he received his commission the same day. Redden served as the chief judge of the district court from 1990 to 1995. He elected to take senior status beginning on March 13, 1995. His service ended on March 31, 2020, when he died.[1] Redden was succeeded in this position by Judge Ann Aiken.
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Oregon
- United States Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat 92 Stat. 1629 |
District of Oregon 1980–1995 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Ann Aiken
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| 1977 |
Ballantine • Bownes • Boyle • Bua • Carr • Clark • Cowan • Daly • Filippine • Higginbotham • Hoeveler • Hug • Johnstone • Kane • Keith • Leval • Logan • MacLaughlin • McKay • Melton • Merritt • Murphy • Nickerson • Oberdorfer • Roszkowski • Roy • Rubin • Sifton • Tang • Vance • Veron | ||
| 1978 |
Arnold • Baker • Boyle • Burns • Campos • Claiborne • Collins • Cook • Devine • Diamond • Duplantier • Edenfield • Friedman • Gonzalez • Greene • Jenkins • Lowe • Mazzone • McMillian • O'Brien • Pfaelzer • Phillips • Pollak • Sand • Shapiro • Simmons • Smith • Sweet • Tanner • Wiseman • Ziegler | ||
| 1979 |
Ackerman • Alarcon • Anderson • Arceneaux • Arnold • Aspen • Beatty • Beer • Belew • Bertelsman • Bilby • N. Black • S. Black • Bloch • Bowen • Brett • Brooks • Brown • Buchmeyer • Bunton • Burciaga • Cabranes • Carr • Carrigan • Castagna • Cire • Clark • Cohn • Conaboy • Cordova • Crabb • Cudahy • Davis • DeAnda • Debevoise • Edwards • Eginton • Ellison • Enslen • O. Evans • T. Evans • Farris • Ferguson • Fletcher • Frye • Garcia • Garza • B. Gibson • H. Gibson • Gierbolini-Ortiz • Giles • Gilliam • Green • Hall • Hastings • Hatchett • Hatfield • Hatter • Hawkins • Henderson • Higby • Hillman • Houck • Howard • Hudspeth • Hungate • F. Johnson • S. Johnson • N. Jones • S. Jones • Karlton • Kazen • Kearse • Keeton • Kehoe • Kennedy • Kidd • King • Kravitch • Loughlin • Martin • McCurn • McDonald • McNaught • McNichols • Mikva • Mitchell • Moran • Murnaghan • Murphy • D. Nelson • D.W. Nelson • Newblatt • Newman • Overton • Paine • Panner • J. Parker • R. Parker • Penn • Perez-Gimenez • Perry • Politz • Poole • Porter • Pregerson • Price • Rambo • Ramirez • Reavley • Redden • E. Reed • S. Reed • Reinhardt • Renner • Robinson • Rothstein • Sachs • Saffels • Sanders • Sarokin • Schroeder • Schwartz • Seay • Senter • Seymour • Shannon • Shaw • Shoob • Skopil • Sloviter • Sofaer • Spellman • Sprouse • Staker • Tate • Taylor • Thompson • Tidwell • Unthank • Vietor • Vining • Wald • Ward • Weinshienk • West • Wicker • Williams • Winder • Woods • Wright • Zobel | ||
| 1980 |
Aguilar • Aldrich • Anderson • Boochever • Breyer • Britt • Cahill • Canby • Carroll • Cerezo • Clemon • S. Ervin • R. Erwin • Getzendanner • Gilmore • Ginsburg • Haltom • Hardy • Henderson • Hobbs • Holschuh • Horton • Howard • Johnson • Keep • Kelly • Kenyon • Kocoras • Marquez • Marshall • Michael • Nixon • Norris • Patel • Polozola • Propst • Quackenbush • Ramsey • Rice • Shadur • Spiegel • Tashima • Thompson • Vela • White • Williams | ||
| 1981 | |||
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Oregon • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Oregon
State courts:
Oregon Supreme Court • Oregon Court of Appeals • Oregon Circuit Courts • Oregon Tax Court • Oregon County Courts • Oregon Justice Courts • Oregon Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Oregon • Oregon judicial elections • Judicial selection in Oregon
