James Harris Baldwin (August 1, 1876 – October 26, 1944) was a United States district judge of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, Missouri, Baldwin received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia in 1900, and

read law Reading law was the method used in common law countries, particularly the United States, for people to prepare for and enter the legal profession before the advent of law schools. It consisted of an extended internship or apprenticeship under the ...

to enter the bar. He was in private practice in Butte, Montana from 1900 to 1934, serving as an assistant county attorney of Silver Bow County, Montana from 1907 to 1908, and as chief deputy county attorney from 1908 to 1909. He was United States Attorney for the District of Montana from 1934 to 1935.

Federal judicial service

On May 20, 1935, Baldwin was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. Baldwin was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 29, 1935, and received his commission on June 4, 1935, serving until his death on October 26, 1944.

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