James Harvie Wilkinson III
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Born 1944.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Ronald Reagan (Republican)
- Nominated
- Jan 30, 1984
- Senate vote
- 58 to 39
- Confirmed
- Aug 9, 1984
- Commissioned
- Aug 13, 1984
Education
- B.A., Yale University, 1967
- J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 1972
Career
- U.S. Army, 1968-1969
- Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia, 1970
- Law clerk, Hon. Lewis F. Powell, Supreme Court of the United States, 1972-1973
- Faculty, University of Virginia School of Law, 1973-1978, 1983
- associate professor, 1973-1978
- professor, 1983
- Editorial page editor, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 1978-1981
- Deputy assistant attorney general, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1982-1983
- Board member, Federal Judicial Center, 1992-1996
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1996-2003
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, November 10, 1983; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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