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| James Turk | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| Title: | Senior Judge |
| Position: | Seat #2 |
| Station: | Roanoke, VA |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Richard Nixon |
| Active: | 10/17/1972 - 10/31/2002 |
| Chief: | 1973 - 1993 |
| Senior: | 11/01/2002 - Present |
| Preceded by: | Hiram Widener |
| Succeeded by: | Glen Conrad |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1923 |
| Home State: | Roanoke County, VA |
| Bachelors: | Roanoke College, A.B., 1949 |
| Law School: | Washington and Lee U. Law, LL.B., 1952 |
| Military service: | U.S. Army 1943 - 1946 |
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James Turk is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Turk was nominated by President Richard Nixon on September 25, 1972, to a seat vacated by Hiram Widener as Widener went on senior status. Turk is now a judge serving on senior status.[1]
Early life and education
A native of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Turk graduated from Roanoke College with his Bachelor's Degree in 1949 and later graduated from the Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1952 From 1943 to 1946, Turk also served on active duty in the US Army as a Staff Sergeant.[1]
Professional career
Turk was a private practice attorney in the Commonwealth of Virginia from 1952 to 1972 and also served as a member Virginia State Senate as a elected Republican from 1959 to 1972 and served Minority leader of the Republican Senate Caucus from 1965 to 1972.[1]
Judicial career
Turk was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on October 12, 1972 on a Senate vote and received commission on October 17, 1972. Turk served as the chief judge of the court from 1973 to 1993 before assuming senior status on November 1, 2002.[1] Turk was succeeded in this position by Glen Conrad.
Notable cases
A notable case on this page needs to be updated.
William White case
Judge Turk is a presiding judge in the case of William A. White, head of the American National Socialist Workers Party. White is charged with making threats to an administrator of a University of Delaware diversity program. On December 3, 2009, the judge thrown out an attempt by White's attorneys to dismiss the case.[2]
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| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: Hiram Widener |
Western District of Virginia 1972–2002 Seat #2 |
Succeeded by: Glen Conrad |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Glen Conrad • James Jones • Samuel Wilson • Michael Urbanski | ||
| Senior judges |
James Turk • Jackson Kiser • Norman Moon • | ||
| Magistrate judges | B. Waugh Crigler • Pamela Sargent • James Welsh • Robert Ballou • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
John George Jackson • Alexander Caldwell • Philip Clayton Pendleton • Isaac Samuels Pennybacker • John White Brockenbrough • John Jay Jackson • Alexander Rives • John Paul • Henry Clay McDowell • Glen Williams • John Paul, Jr. • Armistead Dobie • Floyd Roberts • Alfred Barksdale • Ted Dalton • James Michael • Thomas Michie • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
James Jones • James Turk • Jackson Kiser • Samuel Wilson • John Paul, Jr. • Ted Dalton • Roby Thompson • Hiram Widener • | ||
- Notable case article with tense issues
- Western District of Virginia, Seat 2
- Judge on senior status, Western District of Virginia
- Washington and Lee U. Law Alumni
- Appointed by Richard Nixon
- Confirmed 1972
- Roanoke College Alumni
- Senior federal judge
- Former chief judge, Western District of Virginia
- Army veteran
