James Gordon

James Fleming Gordon (1918-1990) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky.

Gordon was nominated to the Western District of Kentucky by President Lyndon Johnson on June 24, 1965, to a seat vacated by Roy Shelbourne; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1965, and received commission the next day. From 1969-1976, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1976. He served the Western District of Kentucky until his death on February 9, 1990.^[1] Gordon was succeeded in this position by Edward Johnstone.

Early life and education

• University of Kentucky, LL.B, 1941^[1]

Professional career

• Private practice, Madisonville, Kentucky, 1941-1942
• U.S. Army, 1942-1945
• Private practice, Madisonville, Kentucky, 1945-1965
• Campaign chairman, Kentucky Democratic Party, 1955
• Chairman, Kentucky Public Service Commission, 1956-1960
• Special counsel to the governor of Kentucky, 1965-1965
• Speakers chairman, Kentucky Democratic Party, 1966^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Western District of Kentucky

Gordon was nominated to the Western District of Kentucky by President Lyndon Johnson on June 24, 1965, to a seat vacated by Roy Shelbourne; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1965, and received commission the next day. From 1969-1976, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on January 1, 1976. He served the Western District of Kentucky until his death on February 9, 1990.^[1] Gordon was succeeded in this position by Edward Johnstone.

External links

• James Gordon's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served the United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky
Active judges	Chief Judge: Greg N. Stivers   •  David J. Hale  •  Claria Horn Boom  •  Rebecca Grady Jennings  •  Benjamin Beaton
Senior judges	Charles Simpson  •  Thomas Russell  •  Joseph McKinley  •
Magistrate judges	H. Brent Brennenstuhl  •  Lanny King  •  Colin Lindsay  •  Regina Edwards  •
Former Article III judges	John Heyburn  •  Edward Johnstone  •  Walter Evans  •  Charles Dawson  •  Charles Harwood Moorman  •  Elwood Hamilton  •  Mac Swinford  •  Shackelford Miller  •  Eugene Siler  •  Charles Allen (Kentucky)  •  Thomas Ballantine  •  Clifton Bratcher  •  Henry Brooks  •  James Gordon  •  Ronald Meredith  •  Roy Shelbourne  •  Justin Walker (U.S. Court of Appeals)  •
Former Chief judges	John Heyburn  •  Charles Simpson  •  Thomas Russell  •  Edward Johnstone  •  Charles Allen (Kentucky)  •  Thomas Ballantine  •  Clifton Bratcher  •  Henry Brooks  •  James Gordon  •  Ronald Meredith  •  Roy Shelbourne  •

v • e Federal judges nominated by Lyndon Johnson
1964	Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano
1965	Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young
1966	Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise
1967	Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams
1968	Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward