James Clinton Turk

James Clinton Turk
Senior Judge of United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office
November 1, 2002 – July 6, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office
1973–1993
Preceded byHiram Emory Widener Jr.
Succeeded byJackson L. Kiser
Judge of United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
In office
October 17, 1972 – November 1, 2002
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byHiram Emory Widener Jr.
Succeeded byGlen E. Conrad
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 37th district
In office
January 12, 1972 – October 1972
Preceded byNone (district reestablished)
Succeeded byJohn N. Dalton
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 13th district
In office
January 12, 1966 – January 12, 1972
Preceded byLandon R. Wyatt
William F. Stone
Succeeded byWilliard J. Moody
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 20th district
In office
January 8, 1964 – January 12, 1966
Preceded byHale Collins
Succeeded byGeorge S. Adhizer II
Member of the Virginia Senate
from the 21st district
In office
January 13, 1960 – January 8, 1964
Preceded byTheodore Roosevelt Dalton
Succeeded byCurry Carter
Personal details
Born
James Clinton Turk

(1923-05-03)May 3, 1923
Roanoke County, Virginia
DiedJuly 6, 2014(2014-07-06) (aged 91)
Radford, Virginia
Political partyRepublican
EducationRoanoke College (A.B.)
Washington & Lee University (LL.B.)

James Clinton Turk (May 3, 1923 – July 6, 2014) was a Virginia lawyer, state senator and for more than four decades, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.