J. Lindsay Almond

J. Lindsay Almond
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
In office
October 1, 1982 – April 14, 1986
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office
March 1, 1973 – October 1, 1982
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office
October 23, 1962 – March 1, 1973
Appointed byJohn F. Kennedy
Preceded byAmbrose O'Connell
Succeeded byJack Miller
58th Governor of Virginia
In office
January 11, 1958 – January 13, 1962
LieutenantAllie Edward Stakes Stephens
Preceded byThomas B. Stanley
Succeeded byAlbertis Harrison
26th Attorney General of Virginia
In office
February 11, 1948 – August 28, 1957
GovernorWilliam M. Tuck
John S. Battle
Thomas B. Stanley
Preceded byHarvey B. Apperson
Succeeded byKenneth Cartwright Patty
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Virginia's 6th district
In office
January 22, 1946 – April 17, 1948
Preceded byClifton A. Woodrum
Succeeded byClarence G. Burton
Personal details
Born
James Lindsay Almond Jr.

(1898-06-15)June 15, 1898
Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
DiedApril 14, 1986(1986-04-14) (aged 87)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Resting placeEvergreen Burial Park
Roanoke, Virginia
Political partyDemocratic
EducationVirginia Tech
University of Virginia School of Law (LLB)

James Lindsay Almond Jr. (June 15, 1898 – April 14, 1986) was an American lawyer, state and federal judge and Democratic party politician. His political offices included as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th congressional district (1946–1948), 26th Attorney General of Virginia (1948–1957) and the 58th Governor of Virginia (1958–1962). As a member of the Byrd Organization, Almond initially supported massive resistance to the integration of public schools following the United States Supreme Court decisions in Brown v. Board of Education, but when Virginia and federal courts ruled segregation unconstitutional, Almond worked with the legislature to end massive resistance.

Almond then became an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1962–1973), and after retiring, continued to serve as Senior Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1973–1982) and then Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 1982, until his death in 1986.