James Arnold von der Heydt

1919–2013 · Miles City, MT

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. District Court for the District of AlaskaJudgeLyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Nov 3, 1966Death, Dec 1, 2013

Education

  • Albion College, B.A., 1942
  • Northwestern University School of Law (now Pritzker School of Law), J.D., 1951

Professional Career

Deputy U.S. marshal, District of Alaska Territory, 1945-1948; U.S. attorney for the District of Alaska Territory, 1951-1953; Private practice, Nome, Alaska Territory, 1953-1959; Territorial representative, Alaska Territory, 1957-1959; Presiding judge, Alaska Superior Court, 1959-1966

Other Federal Judicial Service

  • U.S. Commissioner, U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska Territory, 1951

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