James Spencer
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James Spencer is an Article III federal judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. He joined the court in 1986 after being nominated by President Ronald Reagan. Spencer is the Chief Judge of the court serving as the court's lead judicial administrative officer in conjunction with the Clerk of Court.
Early life and education
A native of South Carolina, Spencer graduated from Clark College-Atlanta with his Bachelor's Degree in 1971 and graduated from Harvard Law School in 1974 and later in 1985 earned a Master's in Divinity Degree from Howard University.
Legal career
Spencer has had a varied legal career as an attorney, prosecutor, and as a Judge that has prepared him for the Federal Bench. After Law School, Spencer became a U.S. Army Captain in the JAG (Judge Advocate General) Corps from 1975 to 1978. After a honorable discharge from the US Army, Spencer joined the US Attorney's Office as an Assistant U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia from 1978-1983 and later transferred to the Eastern District of Virginia from 1983 to 1986. Spencer also served in the US Army Reserve from 1981 to 1986 and gained experience as a Judge as a Military Court Judge handling court martial trials and other military related judicial manners. Since 1987, Spencer has served as a Adjunct professor of law at the University of Virginia Law School.
Federal judicial career
On the unanimous recommendation of Virginia's U.S. Senators Paul S. Trible, Jr. and John Warner, Spencer was nominated by President Ronald Reagan on September 9, 1986 to a seat vacated by John MacKenzie as MacKenzie went on senior status. Spencer was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 8, 1986 on a Senate vote and received commission on October 14, 1986. Spencer has served as the chief judge of the court since 2004
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