James T. Turner

James T. Turner
James T. Turner
Senior Judge of the United States Claims Court
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; July 2, 2002
Judge of the United States Claims Court
	In office; July 2, 1987 – July 2, 2002
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Haldane Robert Mayer
Succeeded by	George W. Miller
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
	In office; July 1, 1979 – July 2, 1987
Personal details
Born	James Thomas Turner; March 12, 1938 (age 86); Clifton Forge, Virginia, U.S.
Spouse	Patricia Renfrow
Education	Wake Forest College (BA); University of Virginia (LLB)
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1960-1962
Rank	Captain
Unit	Intelligence Corps; Army Reserve

James Thomas Turner (born March 12, 1938) is a senior judge of the United States Claims Court (now named the United States Court of Federal Claims).

Education and career[edit]

Turner received his Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest College in 1960 and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1965.^[3]

In 1960 he was a desk reporter and copy desk employee for the Winston-Salem Journal in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.^[1] In 1963 he was general laborer and clerical worker for a construction company in Charlottesville, Virginia.^[1] From 1963 to 1965 he was a legal assistant for the law firm of Deets and Martin in Charlottesville, Virginia.^[1]

He was formerly in the private practice of law in Norfolk, Virginia, 1965–1979 with the firm Williams, Worrell, Kelly & Greer.^[3] He served in the United States Army from 1960 to 1962, achieving the rank of captain.^[4]

Federal judicial service[edit]

District Court service[edit]

Turner was appointed a United States magistrate judge for the Eastern District of Virginia in July 1979 and served in that position until his appointment as Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims.^[3]

Court of Federal Claims service[edit]

On April 23, 1987, he was nominated by President Reagan to a seat on the Court of Claims vacated by Haldane Robert Mayer who was elevated to the Federal Circuit.^[5] On June 3, 1987, a hearing was held on his nomination. He was reported out of committee on June 23, 1987. On July 1, 1987, he was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote.^[5] He was appointed Judge to the United States Court of Federal Claims on July 2, 1987, and entered on duty on August 19, 1987.^[3] He became a senior judge on July 2, 2002.^[3]

Personal life[edit]

He is married to the former Patricia Renfrow and has one son, James, III.

Memberships[edit]

He is a member of the American Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, Virginia State Bar, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association.^[3]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, first session, on confirmation of appointments to the federal judiciary and the Department of Justice. pt.1 (1989)
^ Government, United States (1997). 1997-1998 Official Congressional Directory, 105th Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office/U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Printing. p. 858. ISBN 9781579800598.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Faculty Biographies – National Trial Advocacy College: THE HONORABLE JAMES T. TURNER". trialadcollege.com. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
^ "U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Turner, James Thomas". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
^ ^a ^b "PN293 – Nomination of James T. Turner for The Judiciary, 100th Congress (1987–1988)". www.congress.gov. 1987-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-28.

External links[edit]

James T. Turner at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Haldane Robert Mayer	Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims 1987–2002	Succeeded by George W. Miller

[CH-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Confirmation hearings on federal appointments : hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundredth Congress, first session, on confirmation of appointments to the federal judiciary and the Department of Justice. pt.1 (1989)

[2] Government, United States (1997). 1997-1998 Official Congressional Directory, 105th Congress. U.S. Government Printing Office/U.S. Congress Joint Committee on Printing. p. 858. ISBN 9781579800598.

[FacultyBio-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Faculty Biographies – National Trial Advocacy College: THE HONORABLE JAMES T. TURNER". trialadcollege.com. 2013-01-05. Retrieved 2018-07-28.

[4] "U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Turner, James Thomas". www.fjc.gov. Retrieved 2018-07-28.

[Congress-5] "PN293 – Nomination of James T. Turner for The Judiciary, 100th Congress (1987–1988)". www.congress.gov. 1987-07-01. Retrieved 2018-07-28.

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