James Oakes
| James Oaks | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #5 |
| Station: | New York, NY |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard Nixon |
| Active: | 5/27/1971 - 6/30/1992 |
| Chief: | 1988-1992 |
| Senior: | 6/30/1992 - 10/13/2007 |
| Preceded by: | Sterry Waterman |
| Succeeded by: | Fred Parker |
| Past post: | District of Vermont |
| Past term: | 1970-1971 |
| Past position: | Seat #1 |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | February 21, 1924 |
| Home State: | Springfield, IL |
| Deceased: | October 13, 2007 |
| Undergraduate: | Harvard, A.B., 1945 |
| Law School: | Harvard Law, LL.B., 1947 |
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Early life and education
- Harvard University, A.B., 1945
- Harvard Law School, LL.B., 1947[1]
Professional career
- Law clerk, Hon. Harrie B. Chase, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1947-1948
- Private practice, San Francisco, California, 1948-1949
- Law clerk, Hon. Harrie B. Chase, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit, 1949-1950
- Private practice, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1950-1966
- Member, Vermont State Senate, 1961-1965
- State attorney general, Vermont, 1967-1969
- Private practice, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1969-1970[1]
Judicial career
Second Circuit
Oakes was nominated to the Second Circuit by Richard Nixon on May 3, 1971 to the seat vacated by Sterry Waterman. The U.S. Senate confirmed him 17 days later on May 20, 1971, and he was commissioned a week later on May 27, 1971. Judges Oakes was the chief judge of the Second Circuit from 1988-1992. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1992, with his service terminating on October 13, 2007 when he died.[1] He was succeeded to this post by Fred Parker.
District of Vermont
He was nominated to the District of Vermont by Richard Nixon on March 31, 1970 to the seat vacated by Ernest W. Gibson. The U.S. Senate confirmed him on April 23, 1970. He was commissioned the next day. The service of Judge Oakes on this court terminated on June 5, 1971 when he moved to the Second Circuit.[1] Oakes was succeeded in this position by James Holden.[1]
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Ernest Gibson |
District of Vermont 1970–1971 |
Succeeded by: James Holden |
| Preceded by: Sterry Waterman |
Second Circuit 1971–1992 Seat #5 |
Succeeded by: Fred Parker |
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| Active judges | |||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | John Conroy • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Nathaniel Chipman • Samuel Hitchcock • Elijah Paine • Samuel Prentiss • David Allen Smalley • James Oakes • Fred Parker • Hoyt Henry Wheeler • James Loren Martin • Harland Bradley Howe • Albert Coffrin • Ernest Gibson • James Holden • James Leamy • Bernard Leddy • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
William K. Sessions • John Murtha • Fred Parker • Franklin Billings • Albert Coffrin • Ernest Gibson • James Holden • Bernard Leddy • | ||
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| 1969 |
Adams • Barlow • Battin • Brooks • Burger • Carswell • Clark • Garth • Gibbons • Goodwin • Hannum • Herman • Ingraham • Kilkenny • Lane • Levin • MacKinnon • McFadden • Middlebrooks • Parker • Robb • Trask • Widener • Wilkins • Williams • Wright | ||
| 1970 |
Becker • Blackmun • Bogue • Bratcher • Bue • Conti • Cox • Ditter • Dupree • Eisele • Engel • Fay • Feikens • Fisher • Frey • Gorbey • Hill • Huyett • Kelleher • Kennedy • Kent • King • Kitchen • Knapp • Knox • Krupansky • McCune • McGarr • McWilliams • Mechem • J. Miller • W. Miller • Morton • Moye • Muir • O'Kelley • Oakes • Pell • Pointer • Pratt • Roney • Rosenn • Ross • Schnacke • Scott • Stapleton • Steger • Stevens • Teitelbaum • Thompson • Tjoflat • Toledo • Turrentine • Urbom • VanArtsdalen • Walinski • Wallace • Wangelin • Webster • Weis • Wellford • Wilkey • Winner • Wood | ||
| 1971 |
Alaimo • Allen • A. Anderson • J. Anderson • Barrett • Bauer • Bauman • Benson • Blair • Blatt • Boe • Brieant • Broderick • Bryan Jr. • Byrne • Campbell • Chapman • Choy • Contie • Costantino • DeMascio • Denney • Dier • Doyle • Field • Finesilver • Flannery • Freeman • Gagliardi • Goodwin • Gordon • Green • Gurfein • Hall • Hand • Hodges • Holden • Hunter • Kunzig • Lacey • Lucas • Lydick • Mansfield • McGovern • McLaren • McMillen • Mulligan • Murray • Neaher • Newcomer • Newman • Nielsen • O'Connor • Oakes • Pierce • Powell • Rehnquist • Renfrew • Richey • Rosen • Rubin • Russell • Scalera • Sharp • Sprecher • Stephenson • Stuart • Timbers • Tone • Sickle • Varner • R. West • Williams • Young | ||
| 1972 |
Bechtle • Bennett • Burns • Campbell • Carter • Coffrin • Duffy • Enright • Foreman • Freedman • Griesa • Hermansdorfer • Joiner • Kashiwa • King • Knapp • Lively • Mahon • Markey • Neill • Owens • Pesquera • Roettger • Skopil, Jr. • Stewart • Tauro • Turk • Wallace • H. Ward • R. Ward • Widener | ||
| 1973 |
Biunno • Conner • Engel • Fogel • Garth • Gee • Guin • Hancock • Harvey • Marshall • Miller • Nangle • Owen • Reed • Schatz • Sharp • Skinner • Sneed • Snyder • Stern • Webster • Weis • Wood | ||
| 1974 |
Alsop • Duncan • Firth • Gurfein • Hill • Matsch • McGlynn • Meanor • Miles • Morris • Orrick • Platt • Porter • Schwartz • Stagg • Tone • Voorhees • Warren • Warriner • Werker | ||
