James Lane Buckley

Judge James Lane Buckley

Personal

Birthday:

1923

Birthplace:

New York, NY

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Navy, 1943-1946
Private practice, New Haven, Connecticut, 1949-1953
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1953-1957
Vice president, The Catawba Corporation, New York City, 1957-1970
U.S. senator from New York, 1971-1977
Executive committee, Investment Firm of Donaldson, Lufkin, & Jenrette, New York City, 1977-1978
Business consultant, New York City and Sharon, Connecticut, 1978-1980
Undersecretary for Security Assistance, U.S. Department of State, 1981-1982
President, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, 1982-1985

Education

Name of School:

Yale University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1943

Name of School - Second:

Yale University Law School

Located in New Haven, Connecticut, Yale Law School, is one of the world's premier law schools. It offers an unmatched environment of excellence and educational intimacy in the form of world renowned faculty, small classes, limitless opportunities for clinical training, and strong encouragement of public service. Small by design, our impact on the world is measured by its accomplished graduates and its ongoing scholarship and outreach through 17 centers and projects.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1949

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

Court Name:

District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/17/1985

Retirement from Active Service:

8/31/1996