James Martin Fitzgerald | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
In office January 1, 1989 – April 3, 2011 | |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
In office 1984–1989 | |
Preceded by | James von der Heydt |
Succeeded by | H. Russel Holland |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska | |
In office December 20, 1974 – January 1, 1989 | |
Appointed by | Gerald Ford |
Preceded by | Raymond Eugene Plummer |
Succeeded by | James K. Singleton |
Personal details | |
Born | James Martin Fitzgerald October 7, 1920 Portland, Oregon |
Died | April 3, 2011 Santa Rosa, California | (aged 90)
Education | Willamette University (B.A.) Willamette University College of Law (LL.B.) |
James Martin Fitzgerald (October 7, 1920[1][2] – April 3, 2011[3][4][5]) was an American lawyer and judge. He served as an associate justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1972 to 1975, and resigned that position when he was appointed to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska.