| 词条 | James M. Burns (judge) |
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| honorific-prefix = | name = James M. Burns | honorific-suffix = | image = James M Burns judge 1972.PNG | alt = | caption = Burns circa 1972 | office = Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | term_start = November 24, 1989 | term_end = December 21, 2001 | office1 = Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | term_start1 = 1979 | term_end1 = 1984 | predecessor1 = Otto Richard Skopil Jr. | successor1 = Owen M. Panner | office2 = Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | term_start2 = June 2, 1972 | term_end2 = November 24, 1989 | nominator2 = | appointer2 = Richard Nixon | predecessor2 = Gus J. Solomon | successor2 = Robert E. Jones | pronunciation = | birth_name = James Milton Burns | birth_date = {{Birth date|1924|11|24}} | birth_place = Portland, Oregon | death_date = {{Death date and age|2001|12|21|1924|11|24}} | death_place = Wilsonville, Oregon | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | citizenship = | nationality = | party = | otherparty = | height = | spouse = | partner = | relations = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | residence = | education = University of Portland {{midsize|(B.A.)}} Loyola University Chicago School of Law {{midsize|(J.D.)}} | alma_mater = | occupation = | profession = | known_for = | salary = | net_worth = | cabinet = | committees = | portfolio = | religion = | awards = | signature = | signature_alt = | website = | footnotes = }} James Milton Burns (November 24, 1924 – December 21, 2001) was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. He served as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon. Early lifeBurns was born in Portland, Oregon, on November 24, 1924,[1] and was raised by an aunt after both of his parents had died by the time he was ten years old.[2] After high school at Grant High School he earned scholarship to attend the University of Portland,[3] but left part way through to serve as infantry in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1945.[1] While serving in France he suffered trenchfoot.[3] After leaving the Army he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Portland in 1947 and then a Juris Doctor from Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1950.[1] While at Loyola he met Helen Hogan in 1950, and the two were married in November 1950 and had five daughters, two of which became attorneys.[3] CareerBurns was in private practice in Portland from 1950 to 1952, and again from 1956 to 1966, serving in the interim as a district attorney of Harney County, in Eastern Oregon.[1] He was also a Special Master for the United States District Court for the District of Oregon from 1962 to 1965.[1] He was a judge of the Oregon Circuit Court for Multnomah County from 1966 to 1972, becoming a member of the faculty of the National Judicial College in 1971.[1] Federal judicial serviceOn March 22, 1972, Burns was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Oregon vacated by Judge Gus J. Solomon.[1] Burns was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 25, 1972, and received his commission on June 2, 1972.[1] He served as Chief Judge from 1979 to 1984 before he assumed senior status on November 24, 1989.[1] Notable casesNotable cases Burns heard included where he tossed approval for the Mount Hood Freeway in 1974, a criminal case related to the 1982 escape of prisoners from Rocky Butte Jail, and the 1987 case over construction of the Elk Creek Dam in Southern Oregon.[2] Later life and deathAt the time he took senior status he lived along the Willamette River in Wilsonville, Oregon, in the Portland metropolitan area with his wife Helen.[3] Burns died on December 21, 2001, in Wilsonville at the age of 77.[2] He was buried at Portland's Mount Calvary Cemetery.[2] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 {{cite web|title=Burns, James Milton|url=http://www.fjc.gov/servlet/nGetInfo?jid=324&cid=999&ctype=na&instate=na|work=Biographical Directory of Federal Judges|publisher=Federal Judicial Center|accessdate=25 May 2014}} 2. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last=Hogan|first=Dave|title=Biography Profile Local Obituary - Judge 'James the Just' Burns dies at 77 after long illness|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=December 22, 2001|page=E1}} 3. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|last=Hill|first=Jim|title=Senior Status Not Likely to Slow James Burns|newspaper=The Oregonian|date=November 20, 1989|author2=Dave Hogan|page=B4}} External links
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