James A. Redden

James A. Redden
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office March 13, 1995 – March 31, 2020
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office 1990–1995
Preceded by	Owen M. Panner
Succeeded by	Michael Robert Hogan
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon
In office February 20, 1980 – March 13, 1995
Appointed by	Jimmy Carter
Preceded by	Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded by	Ann Aiken
10th Oregon Attorney General
In office January 3, 1977 – March 24, 1980
Governor	Robert W. Straub Victor Atiyeh
Preceded by	Lee Johnson
Succeeded by	James M. Brown
Oregon State Treasurer
In office January 1, 1973 – January 3, 1977
Governor	Tom McCall
Preceded by	Robert W. Straub
Succeeded by	H. Clay Myers Jr.
Member of the Oregon House of Representatives
In office 1963–1969
Personal details
Born	James Anthony Redden Jr. (1929-03-13)March 13, 1929 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	March 31, 2020(2020-03-31) (aged 91)
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Joan Johnson ​ ​ (m. 1951; died 2018)​
Children	2
Residence(s)	Beaverton, Oregon
Education	Boston College Boston College Law School (LLB)

James Anthony Redden Jr. (March 13, 1929 – March 31, 2020)^[1] was an American judge and politician from Oregon. He was a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, from 1995 to 2020, and, before that, had served as a federal judge since 1980.^[2] Before his appointment to the bench, he was a trial attorney, and a career Democratic politician, serving as a legislator and in two of the state's constitutional offices, as Treasurer and Attorney General.^[3][4]