James Harris Baldwin

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of Montana

Years in office: 1935 - 1944

Education

Bachelor's

University of Virginia, 1900

Law

Read law, 1900

Personal

Birthplace

St. Joseph, MO

James Harris Baldwin (1876-1944) was afederal judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of Montana. He was nominated by PresidentFranklin Delano Roosevelt on May 20, 1935. He served until his death onOctober 26, 1944.^[1] Baldwin was succeeded in this position by JudgeRobert Lewis Brown.

Early life and education

• Read law, 1900
• University of Virginia, B.L., 1900^[1]

Professional career

• 1934-1935: U.S. Attorney for theDistrict of Montana
• 1908-1909: Chief deputy county attorney,Silver Bow County, Montana
• 1907-1908: Assistant county attorney, Silver Bow County, Montana
• 1900-1934: Attorney in private practice^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

District of Montana

Baldwin was nominated by PresidentFranklin Delano Roosevelt on May 20, 1935, to replaceGeorge Bourquin. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 29, 1935, and received commission onJune 4, 1935. He served until his death onOctober 26, 1944.^[1] Baldwin was succeeded in this position by JudgeRobert Lewis Brown.

See also

• Federal judges nominated by Franklin Delano Roosevelt

External links

• Judge Baldwin Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of Montana
Active judges	Chief Judge: Brian Morris (Montana)  •  Susan P. Watters  •  Bill Mercer
Senior judges	Donald Molloy  •  Charles Lovell  •  Dana Christensen  •
Magistrate judges	Jerry Lynch  •  Timothy Cavan  •  John Johnston (Montana)  •  Kathleen DeSoto  •
Former Article III judges	William Henry Hunt (U.S. 9th Circuit Court)  •  Paul Hatfield  •  Hiram Knowles  •  George Bourquin  •  Carl Rasch  •  Richard Cebull  •  Sam Haddon  •  Jack Shanstrom  •  Charles Pray (Montana)  •  James Harris Baldwin  •  James Battin  •  William Jameson (Montana)  •  William Murray (Montana)  •  Russell Smith  •  Robert Lewis Brown  •
Former Chief judges	Paul Hatfield  •  Richard Cebull  •  Donald Molloy  •  Jack Shanstrom  •  Charles Pray (Montana)  •  James Battin  •  William Jameson (Montana)  •  William Murray (Montana)  •  Russell Smith  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byFranklin Delano Roosevelt (1933-1940)
1933	Bell •Bratton •Donohoe •FitzHenry •Garrecht •Keefe •Ragon •Stone •Woodrough
1934	Allen •Bowen •Holly •Hulbert •Long •Major •Myers •Rippey •Sullivan
1935	Baldwin •Denman •Faris •Ford •Hamilton •Haney •Holmes •Mahoney •Martin •Mathews •McDuffie •Moore •Roche •A. L. Stephens •H. M. Stephens •Sweeney • Yankwich
1936	Abruzzo •Clancy •Davidson •Davis •Holland •Lederle •Leibell •Ling •Mandelbaum •Maris •Pollard •Thomas •Underwood
1937	Adair •Biggs •Black •Burke •Collet •Druffel •Edgerton •Groner •Healy •Jackson •Jenney •Kloeb •Major •McColloch •Miller •Mize •Murrah •Rice •Stephens •Sullivan •Swinford •Treanor •Trimble •Vinson •Watkins •Williams •Wyche
1938	Clark •Conger •Ford •Hamilton •Laws •Maris •McCord •Murphree •Reed
1939	Allred •Arant •Beaumont •Biddle •Black •Clark •Darr •Davies •Dobie •Douglas •Duffy •Frankfurter •Goldsborough •Huxman •Igoe •Jones •Kalodner •Kerner, Sr. •Lemley •Lumpkin •Magruder •Miller •Morris •Picard •Porterie •Roberts •Rutledge •Walker •Welsh •Whaley •Whitaker •Wilkin
1940	Bard •Barker •Barksdale •Boyd •Broaddus •Caillouet •Campbell •Dobie •Ganey •Goodrich •Harrison •Hartigan •Johnsen •Jones •Leamy •Mahoney •Martin •Murphy •Murrah •O'Connor •Oliver •Pine •Russell •Savage •Schwellenbach •Walker •Waller

v • e Federal judges nominated byFranklin Delano Roosevelt (1941-1945)
1941	Bright •Byrnes •Eicher •Frank •Freed •Healey •Jackson •Leahy •Leavy •Lovett •Madden •McAllister •McGuire •Miller •Minton •Moore •Riddick •Rifkind •J. Smith •W. Smith •Stone •Timmerman •Vogel •Waring •Woodbury •Wyzanski
1942	Brennan •Cole •Delehant •Ekwall •Goodman •Hall •Hannay •Keeling •Meaney
1943	Arnold •Chandler •Clark •Duncan •Helvering •Hulen •Lawrence •Lee •McLaughlin •Mullins •Rutledge •Swygert • Waller
1944	Bone •Connor •Graven •Hutcheson •Kennedy •LaBuy •O'Connell •Schweinhaut •Shaw
1945	Brown •Davis •Foley •Laws •Ridge