James B. Loken

Personal

Birthday: 
1940
Birthplace: 
Madison, WI
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Hon. J. Edward Lumbard, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1965-1966
Law clerk, Hon. Byron White, Supreme Court of the United States, 1966-1967
Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1967-1970, 1973-1990
General counsel, President`s Committee on Consumer Interests, 1970
Staff assistant, President Richard M. Nixon, 1970-1972

Education

Name of School: 
University of Wisconsin
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1962
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1965

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Court Name: 

Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating: 
George H.W. Bush
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
10/17/1990