James Martin Fitzgerald

James Martin Fitzgerald
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 byJames von der Heydt
Succeeded byH. Russel Holland
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Alaska
In office
December 20, 1974 – January 1, 1989
Appointed byGerald Ford
Preceded byRaymond Eugene Plummer
Succeeded byJames K. Singleton
Personal details
Born
James Martin Fitzgerald

(1920-10-07)October 7, 1920
Portland, Oregon
DiedApril 3, 2011(2011-04-03) (aged 90)
Santa Rosa, California
EducationWillamette 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.

  1. ^ Atwood, Evangeline; DeArmond, Robert N. (1977). Who's Who in Alaskan Politics. Portland: Binford & Mort for the Alaska Historical Commission. p. 30.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Elaine B., ed. (1973). "Alaska Court System". Alaska Blue Book (First ed.). Juneau: Alaska Department of Education, Division of State Libraries. p. 98.
  3. ^ "R.I.P. Judge James M. Fitzgerald, 1920-2011" (https). Wickersham's Conscience. wordpress.com. April 5, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  4. ^ "James Fitzgerald Obituary". Anchorage Daily News. legacy.com. April 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.
  5. ^ Staff report (April 6, 2011). "Retired Alaska judge dies in California". Anchorage Daily News. Anchorage: The McClatchy Company. p. A7. Archived from the original on April 20, 2011. Retrieved April 10, 2011.