James Clinton Turk
James Clinton Turk (May 3, 1923 – July 6, 2014) was a Virginia lawyer, state senator and for more than four decades, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
James Clinton Turk | |
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| Senior Judge of United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| In office November 1, 2002 – July 6, 2014 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| In office 1973–1993 | |
| Preceded by | Hiram Emory Widener Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jackson L. Kiser |
| Judge of United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
| In office October 17, 1972 – November 1, 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | Hiram Emory Widener Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Glen E. Conrad |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 37th district | |
| In office January 12, 1972 – October 1972 | |
| Preceded by | None (district reestablished) |
| Succeeded by | John N. Dalton |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 13th district | |
| In office January 12, 1966 – January 12, 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Landon R. Wyatt William F. Stone |
| Succeeded by | Williard J. Moody |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 20th district | |
| In office January 8, 1964 – January 12, 1966 | |
| Preceded by | Hale Collins |
| Succeeded by | George S. Adhizer II |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 21st district | |
| In office January 13, 1960 – January 8, 1964 | |
| Preceded by | Theodore Roosevelt Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Curry Carter |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Clinton Turk May 3, 1923 Roanoke County, Virginia |
| Died | July 6, 2014 (aged 91) Radford, Virginia |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | Roanoke College (A.B.) Washington & Lee University (LL.B.) |
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