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U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Turner, James Thomas

Born 1938 in Clifton Forge, VA

Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1979-1987

Judge, U.S. Claims Court (now U.S. Court of Federal Claims)
Nominated by Ronald Reagan on April 23, 1987, to a seat vacated by Haldane Robert Mayer. Confirmed by the Senate on July 1, 1987, and received commission on July 2, 1987. Assumed senior status on July 2, 2002.

Education:
Wake Forest College, B.A., 1960
University of Virginia School of Law, LL.B., 1965

Professional Career:
U.S. Army captain, 1960-1962
Private practice, Norfolk, Virginia, 1965-1979