James O. Browning
This page is about the federal judge for the District of New Mexico. If you are looking for information on the federal judge for the Ninth Circuit, please see James R. Browning.
| James O. Browning | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the District of New Mexico | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Station: | Albuquerque, NM |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | George W. Bush |
| Active: | 8/1/2003 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Curtis Hansen |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1956 |
| Home State: | Levelland, TX |
| Undergraduate: | Yale, 1978 |
| Law School: | U. of Virginia Law, J.D., 1981 |
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Early life and education
Born in Levelland, Texas, Browning graduated from Yale University with his Bachelor's Degree in 1978 and from the University of Virginia Law School with his Juris Doctor Degree in 1981. [1]
Professional career
Browning served as a law clerk for former Federal Appeals Judge Collins Seitz in the United States Third Circuit Court of Appeals from 1981 to 1982 and then as clerk for Former United States Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell from 1982 to 1983. From 1983 to 2003, Browning was in private practice in the State of New Mexico and in 1987 served as Deputy Attorney General for the State of New Mexico. [1]
Judicial career
District of New Mexico
Browning was nominated to the United States District Court for the District of New Mexico by President George W. Bush on April 28, 2003, to a seat vacated by Curtis Hansen as Hansen went on senior status. Browning was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on July 31, 2003 on a Senate vote and received commission on August 1, 2003.[2]
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Curtis Hansen |
District of New Mexico 2003–Current Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Christina Armijo • Martha Vazquez • Robert Brack • James O. Browning • William P. Johnson • Judith Herrera | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Lorenzo Garcia • Carmen Garza • Lourdes Martinez • Karen Molzen • Robert Scott • Alan Torgerson • William P. Lynch • Gregory Wormuth • Stephan Vidmar • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Bobby Baldock • William Hayes Pope • Colin Neblett • Orie Leon Phillips • Howard Bratton • Juan Burciaga • Santiago Campos • Carl Hatch • Edwin Mechem • Harry Payne • Waldo Rogers • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Martha Vazquez • John Conway • James Parker • Bruce Black • Howard Bratton • Juan Burciaga • Santiago Campos • Carl Hatch • Harry Payne • Waldo Rogers • | ||
