James A. Walsh
James Augustine Walsh (1906-1991) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Arizona.[1]
Early life and education
- Georgetown University Law School, LL.B., 1928
Professional career
- Private practice, Mesa, Arizona, 1928-1941
- City attorney, City of Mesa, 1936-1940
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Arizona, 1943
- County attorney, Maricopa County, Arizona, 1943-1944
- Judge, Superior Court, Maricopa County, 1945-1947
- Private practice, Phoenix, Arizona, 1947-1952
- Chief counsel, Arizona Code Commission, 1951-1952
Judicial nominations and appointments
District of Arizona
He was nominated by President Harry Truman on July 3, 1952 to replace Howard Speakman. He was confirmed by the Senate on July 5th, and received commission on July 7th. From 1961 to 1972, he was the chief judge. On July 9, 1976, he assumed senior status and served in this capacity until his death on May 2, 1991.[1] Walsh was succeeded in this position by Mary Richey.
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Howard Speakman |
District of Arizona 1952–1976 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: Mary Richey
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| 1945 |
Burton • Clark • Donovan • Gilliam • Gourley • Holtzoff • Koscinski • Madden • Mathes • Mellott • S. Miller • W. Miller • Mollison • O'Connell • Orr • Prettyman • Rice | ||
| 1946 |
Curran • Driver • Follmer • Harris • Kalodner • Kampf • Keech • Levin • Lynne • McGranery • Murphy • Rodney • Scarlett • Shelbourne • Speakman • Starr • Vinson • Weinberger | ||
| 1947 |
Bryan, Sr. • Christenberry • Clifford • Collet • Dooley • Harper • Howell • Johnson • Jones • Lemmon • Medina • Rayfiel • Ryan • Thomason | ||
| 1948 |
Harper • Henderson • Johnson • Kaufman • Proctor • Rao • Stephens • Tamm | ||
| 1949 |
Allred • Andrews • Bazelon • Borah • Burns • Carter • Clark • Clary • Conger • Connally • Duffy • Erskine • Fahy • Finnegan • Foley • Ford • Gibson • Grim • Hastie • Hatch • Hill • Hooper • Kaufman • Kirkland • Lindley • Matthews • McCarthy • McGohey • McLaughlin • Minton • Murray • Noonan • Pickett • Platt • Pope • Ritter • Russell • Solomon • Sugarman • Swaim • Switzer • Taylor • Tehan • Thornton • Warlick • Washington • Westover • Wright | ||
| 1950 |
Bastian • Byrne, Sr. • Carter • Knous • Marsh • Murphy • Simpson • Staley • Steckler • Strum • Wallace • Weinfeld • Whitehurst • Worley | ||
| 1951 |
Dimock • Edelstein • Hartigan • Hartshorne • Leahy • Lindberg • McNamee • Medina • Modarelli • Murphy • Perry • Rives • Sheehy • Sloan • Stewart • Thomas • Tolin • Youngdahl | ||
| 1952 | |||
Federal courts:
Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of Arizona • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of Arizona
State courts:
Arizona Supreme Court • Arizona Court of Appeals • Arizona Superior Court • Arizona Justice Courts • Arizona Municipal Courts
State resources:
Courts in Arizona • Arizona judicial elections • Judicial selection in Arizona