James Jarvis
| James Jarvis | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee | |
| Title: | Former Federal Judge |
| Position: | Seat #4 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Ronald Reagan |
| Active: | 10/12/1984 - 2/28/2002 |
| Chief: | 1991 - 1998 |
| Senior: | 2/28/2002 - 6/6/2007 |
| Preceded by: | 98 Stat. 333 |
| Succeeded by: | Thomas W. Phillips |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | February 28, 1937 |
| Home State: | Knoxville, TN |
| Deceased: | June 6, 2007 |
| Bachelors: | U. of Tennessee, B.A., 1958 |
| Law School: | U. of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1960 |
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James Howard Jarvis II(1937-2007) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee.
Jarvis was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 6, 1984, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 11, 1984, and received commission the next day. From 1991-1998, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on February 28, 2002. He served the Eastern District of Tennessee until his death on June 6, 2007. [1]
Early life and education
- University of Tennessee, B.A., 1958
- University of Tennessee College of Law, J.D., 1960 [1]
Professional career
- Private practice, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1960-1968
- Private practice, Maryville, Tennessee, 1968-1972
- Judge, Law and Equity Court, Blount County, Tennessee, 1972-1977
- Judge, 30th Judicial Circuit Court, Blount County, Tennessee, 1977-1984 [1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Tennessee
Jarvis was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 6, 1984, to a new seat created by 98 Stat. 333; he was confirmed by the Senate on October 11, 1984, and received commission the next day. From 1991-1998, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on February 28, 2002. He served the Eastern District of Tennessee until his death on June 6, 2007. [1]
External links
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 James Jarvis's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: NA-New Seat |
Eastern District of Tennessee 1984–2002 Seat #4 |
Succeeded by: Thomas W. Phillips |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Thomas Varlan • Curtis Collier • Harry Mattice • Ronnie Greer • Thomas W. Phillips | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Susan K. Lee • William Carter • Dennis Inman • Bruce Guyton • Clifford Shirley • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John McNairy • Morgan Welles Brown • Herbert Milburn • West Hughes Humphreys • Connally Findlay Trigg • David McKendree Key • Charles Dickens Clark • Edward Terry Sanford • Xenophon Hicks • George Caldwell Taylor • Leslie Darr • Frank Wiley Wilson • Thomas Hull • James Jarvis • Charles Neese • Robert Taylor • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
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