James B. Loken

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James B. Loken
Loken in 2012
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In office
April 1, 2003 – March 31, 2010
Preceded byDavid R. Hansen
Succeeded byWilliam J. Riley
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Assumed office
October 17, 1990
Appointed byGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byGerald Heaney
Personal details
Born (1940-05-21) May 21, 1940 (age 83)
Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
SpouseCaroline Loken[1]
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison (BS)
Harvard University (LLB)

James Burton Loken (born May 21, 1940) is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit since 1990.

Education

Loken earned his

United States Supreme Court from 1966 to 1967.[2]

Professional career

Loken was in private practice in

white shoe law firm of Faegre & Benson.[2]

Federal judicial service

Loken was nominated to the

Gerald William Heaney. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 12, 1990, and received his commission on October 17, 1990. Future Dean of Brooklyn Law School Michael T. Cahill
served as his law clerk from 1999 to 2000.

He served as chief judge of the court from April 1, 2003, through March 31, 2010, when he was succeeded as chief judge by William J. Riley. He is currently an active judge on the court.[2] Loken is currently the oldest 8th circuit judge that still occupies their seat (meaning not in senior status), and has been so since December 14, 2018, when Roger Leland Wollman went senior.

Notable cases

See also

References

  1. ^ "Judge James B. Loken".
  2. ^ a b c "Loken, James B. - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  3. ^ Note, Recent Case: Eighth Circuit Holds Employee Organizing Activity Unprotected for Disloyalty Despite Lack of “Malicious Motive”, 131 Harv. L. Rev. 1820 (2018).

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Preceded by Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
1990–present 		Incumbent
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
2003–2010 		Succeeded by
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