James Fleming Gordon

Judge James Fleming Gordon

Personal

Birthday:

5/18/1918

Birthplace:

Madisonville, KY

Date of Death:

2/9/1990

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Madisonville, Kentucky, 1941-1942, 1945-1965
U.S. Army, 1942-1945
Campaign chairman, Kentucky Democratic Party, 1955
Chairman, Kentucky Public Service Commission, 1956-1960
Special counsel, Gov. Edward T. Breathitt, Kentucky, 1964-1965
Speakers chairman, Kentucky Democratic Party, 1966

Education

Name of School:

University of Kentucky College of Law

Lexington offers a variety of cultural and other amenities not available in smaller or non-University towns, without the traffic, high rents, high crime rates and other problems of larger metropolitan areas. If you are considering applying to UK Law and are not familiar with the Bluegrass, you should plan a visit to Lexington and the College of Law.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1941

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Western District of Kentucky

Court Name:

Kentucky Western District Court

President Nominating:

Lyndon B. Johnson

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

7/23/1965

Retirement from Active Service:

1/1/1976

Termination Date:

2/9/1990

Termination Reason:

Death