James B. Loken
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. Born 1940.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
- Appointed by
- George H.W. Bush (Republican)
- Nominated
- Sep 10, 1990
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Oct 12, 1990
- Commissioned
- Oct 17, 1990
Education
- B.S., University of Wisconsin, 1962
- LL.B., Harvard Law School, 1965
Career
- 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
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2003-2010
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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