James Keith Singleton Jr. (born January 27, 1939) is a senior

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of the

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Education and career

Born in Oakland,

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, Singleton attended the

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, where he was a member of

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Fraternity, earning an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1961, and a

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from the University of California at Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law in 1964. He was in private practice in Anchorage,

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until 1970, then served as a judge on the

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from 1970 to 1980, and on the

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from 1980 to 1990.

Federal judicial service

Singleton was nominated by President George H. W. Bush on January 24, 1990, to a seat on the

vacated by Judge

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. Singleton was confirmed by the

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on May 11, 1990, and received his commission on May 14, 1990. He served as Chief Judge of that court from 1995 to 2002, and assumed

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on January 27, 2005.

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