James von der Heydt
James von der Heydt was a federal judge with the United States District Court for the District of Alaska. He joined the court on November 3, 1966, after a nomination by President Lyndon B. Johnson (D). von der Heydt served as chief judge from 1973 to 1984. He assumed senior status on July 15, 1984. His service ended on December 1, 2013, when he died.[1]
Early life and education
A native of Montana, von der Hedyt earned a bachelor's degree from Albion College-Michigan in 1942. He earned a J.D. from the Northwestern University School of Law in 1951.[1]
Professional career
When Alaska was still a territory, von der Hedyt was a Deputy U.S. Marshal for Alaska from 1945 to 1948 before becoming a Federal Court Commissioner in the United States District Court for the District of Alaska in 1951. In 1951, von der Heydt was nominated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to be U.S. Attorney for the District of Alaska. He served in this position from 1951 to 1953. von der Heydt worked as a private practice attorney licensed in the State of Alaska from 1953 to 1959 and served as a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from 1957 to 1959. von der Heydt served as a presiding judge with the Alaska Superior Court from 1959 to 1966.[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Alaska
von der Heydt was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on September 9, 1966, to a seat vacated by Walter Hodge when Hodge assumed senior status. von der Heydt was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 20, 1966, and received commission on November 3, 1966. von der Heydt served as the chief judge of the court from 1973 to 1984. He assumed senior status on July 15, 1984.[1] Von der Heydt was succeeded in this position by Russel Holland.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Walter Hodge |
District of Alaska 1966–1984 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Russel Holland
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
