James Logan

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James Kenneth Logan

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Prior offices
United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit

Personal
Birthplace
Quenemo, Kan.

James Kenneth Logan (1929-present) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit.

Logan was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on November 4, 1977, to a seat vacated by Delmas Hill; he was confirmed by the Senate on December 15, 1977, and received commission the next day. He assumed senior status on August 31, 1994, and retired on July 15, 1998.

Education

  • University of Kansas, A.B., 1952
  • Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1955

Professional career

  • U.S. Army Corporal, 1947-1948
  • Law clerk, Hon. Walter Huxman, U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1955-1956
  • Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1956-1957
  • Assistant professor, University of Kansas School of Law, 1957-1961
  • Dean and professor of law, University of Kansas School of Law, 1961-1968
  • Special U.S. Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, 1964-1967
  • Ezra Ripley Thayer teaching fellow, Harvard Law School, 1961-1962
  • Visiting professor of law, University of Texas, 1964
  • Private practice, Olathe, Kansas, 1968-1977
  • Visiting professor of law, Stanford University, 1969
  • Visiting professor of law, University of Michigan, 1976
  • Lecturer in law, University of Kansas School of Law, 1982
  • Lecturer in law, Duke University, 1987, 1991, 1993

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