James Loken's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Eighth Circuit
Contact Information
Office
Federal Court Building
316 North Robert Street, Room 500
Saint Paul, MN 55101
Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse
111 South 10th Street, Room 24.329
Saint Louis, MO 63102
Full Name:
James B. Loken
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1940
Birth Place:
Madison, WI
LLB, Harvard Law School, 1965
BS, University of Wisconsin, 1962
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Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 1990-2003, 2010-present
Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, 2003-2010
Lawyer, Private Practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1967-1970, 1973-1990
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, October 12, 1990
Nominated by President George H.W. Bush, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit, September 10, 1990
Staff Assistant, Office of the President of the United States, 1970-1972
General Counsel, President's Committee on Consumer Interests, 1970
Law Clerk, Honorable Byron White, Supreme Court of the United States, 1966-1967
Law Clerk, Honorable J. Edward Lumbard, United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1965-1966
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2010