James Martin Fitzgerald
James Martin Fitzgerald | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
In office January 1, 1989 – April 3, 2011 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
In office 1984–1989 | |
Preceded by | James von der Heydt |
Succeeded by | H. Russel Holland |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
In office December 20, 1974 – January 1, 1989 | |
Appointed by | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Raymond Eugene Plummer |
Succeeded by | James K. Singleton |
Personal details | |
Born | James Martin Fitzgerald October 7, 1920 Portland, Oregon |
Died | April 3, 2011 Santa Rosa, California | (aged 90)
Education | Willamette University (B.A.) Willamette University College of Law (LL.B.) |
James Martin Fitzgerald (October 7, 1920[1][2] – April 3, 2011[3][4][5]) was an American lawyer and judge. He served as an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1972 to 1975, and resigned that position when he was appointed to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.
Education and career
Born on October 7, 1920, in
Federal judicial service
On December 2, 1974, Fitzgerald was nominated by President Gerald Ford to be a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska, to a seat vacated by Judge Raymond Eugene Plummer. Fitzgerald was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1974, and received his commission on December 20, 1974. He served as chief judge from 1984 to 1989 and assumed senior status on January 1, 1989. He stopped hearing cases in 2006, but remained in inactive senior status until his death on April 3, 2011, in Santa Rosa, California.[6]
References
- ^ Atwood, Evangeline; DeArmond, Robert N. (1977). Who's Who in Alaskan Politics. Portland: Binford & Mort for the Alaska Historical Commission. p. 30.
- . p. 98.
- ^ "R.I.P. Judge James M. Fitzgerald, 1920-2011" (https). Wickersham's Conscience. wordpress.com. April 5, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ "James Fitzgerald Obituary". Anchorage Daily News. legacy.com. April 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- The McClatchy Company. p. A7. Archived from the originalon April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
- ^ a b James Martin Fitzgerald at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
External links
- James Martin Fitzgerald at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Willamette Lawyer Fall 2004 issue of the Willamette Lawyer magazine, in which numerous Alaskans are profiled, including Fitzgerald.