James Wilkinson III's Biography
- Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals - Fourth Circuit
Contact Information
Office
Lewis F. Powell, Jr. United States Courthouse Annex
1100 East Main Street, Suite 501
Richmond, VA 23219-3517
Full Name:
James Harvie Wilkinson III
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1944
Birth Place:
New York, NY
JD, University of Virginia School of Law, 1972
BA, Yale University, 1967
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Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1984-1996, 2003-present
Chief Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1996-2003
Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, January 30, 1984
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, August 9, 1984
Deputy Assistant United States Attorney General, Civil Rights Division, United States Department of Justice, 1982-1983
Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1983
Editorial Page Editor, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 1978-1981
Associate Professor, University of Virginia School of Law, 1973-1978
Law Clerk, Honorable Lewis F. Powell, Supreme Court of the United States, 1972-1973
Republican Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Virginia, 1970
Served, United States Army, 1968-1969
Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1996-2003
Member, Federal Judicial Center Board, 1992-1996