James Lindsay Almond Jr.

Judge James Lindsay Almond Jr.

Personal

Birthday:

6/15/1898

Birthplace:

Charlottesville, VA

Date of Death:

4/14/1986

Place of Death:

Richmond, VA

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Roanoke, Virginia, 1923-1930
Assistant commonwealth attorney, Roanoke, Virginia, 1930-1933
Judge, Roanoke [Virginia] Hustings Court, 1933-1945
U.S. representative from Virginia, 1946-1948
Attorney general, Commonwealth of Virginia, 1948-1957
Governor, Virginia, 1958-1962

Nominated to U.S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals, April 16, 1962; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1923

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals

President Nominating:

John F. Kennedy

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

7/3/1963

Retirement from Active Service:

3/1/1973

Termination Date:

9/30/1982

Termination Reason:

Reassignment

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Federal Circuit Appeals Court

Commission Date - Second:

10/1/1982

Termination Date - Second:

4/14/1986

Termination Reason - Second:

Death