James Braxton Craven Jr. (April 3, 1918 – May 3, 1977) was a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and previously was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina.

Education and career

Born in Lenoir, North Carolina, Craven received an

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degree from

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in 1939 and a Bachelor of Laws from

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in 1942. He was a solicitor for Burke County, North Carolina in 1947. He was in private practice of law in Charlotte and Asheville, North Carolina from 1948 to 1956. He was an

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for the Western District of North Carolina from 1948 to 1952. Governor

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appointed him a special judge of the North Carolina Superior Court, where he served from 1956 to 1961.

Federal judicial service

Craven was nominated by President John F. Kennedy on July 24, 1961, to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, to a new seat authorized by 75 Stat. 80. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1961, and received his commission on August 10, 1961. He served as Chief Judge from 1962 to 1966. His service terminated on July 5, 1966, due to elevation to the Fourth Circuit. Craven was nominated by President Lyndon B. Johnson on June 13, 1966, to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, to a new seat authorized by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 29, 1966, and received his commission on June 29, 1966. His service terminated on May 3, 1977, due to his death in

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, Virginia.

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Holderness Moot Court
{{DEFAULTSORT:Craven, James Braxton Jr. 1918 births 1977 deaths Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina United States district court judges appointed by John F. Kennedy 20th-century American judges Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit United States court of appeals judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson North Carolina state court judges Duke University alumni Harvard Law School alumni 20th-century American lawyers Assistant United States Attorneys People from Lenoir, North Carolina