James McClure

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania

Years in office: 2001 - 2010

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Years in office: 1990 - 2001

Education

Bachelor's

Amherst College, 1952

Law

University of Pennsylvania Law School, 1957

Personal

Birthplace

Danville, PA

James Focht McClure, Jr. was afederal judge for theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. He joined the court in 1990 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge H.W. Bush. He assumed senior status on April 7, 2001, and later passed away on December 17, 2010.^[1]

Education

McClure graduated from Amherst College with his bachelor's degree in 1952 and later graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Law School with hisJ.D. degree in 1957.^[1]

Military service

McClure also served in the U.S. Army from 1952 to 1954.^[1]

Professional career

• 1984-1990: President judge,Snyder-Union County Court of Common Pleas, Pennsylvania
• 1974-1975: District attorney,Union County
• 1965-1984: Attorney in private practice
• 1961-1965: General Counsel, Merck & Co.
• 1958-1961: Attorney in private practice
• 1957-1958: Staff attorney, U.S. Department of State Legal Advisor's Office^[1]

Judicial nominations and appointments

Middle District of Pennsylvania

On the unanimous recommendation of U.S. Senators Arlen Specter and John Heinz III, McClure was nominated by PresidentGeorge Bush on January 24, 1990, to a seat vacated by JudgeWilliam Nealon as Nealon assumed senior status. McClure was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on April 27, 1990, and received commission onApril 30, 1990. McClure later assumed senior status onApril 7, 2001.^[1]

Noteworthy cases

Austin Scott case

Judge McClure is presiding in a lawsuit involving former Penn State football player Austin Scott who sued Penn State University, Penn State Police, and two Centre County prosecutors over personal injury from an alleged rape prosecution.

Scott was originally charged with rape in 2007, only to have his charges dismissed. McClure removed Centre County and two prosecutors from the lawsuit as defendants on March 4, 2010 after the judge found that the prosecutors handled their case legally.^[2]

See also

• Federal judges nominated by George H.W. Bush

External links

• Judge McClure's Biography from theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania
Active judges	Chief Judge: Matthew Brann  •  Karoline Mehalchick  •  Julia Munley  •  Joseph Saporito  •  Jennifer Philpott Wilson  •  Keli Neary
Senior judges	Yvette Kane  •  Malachy Mannion  •  Robert David Mariani  •
Magistrate judges	Martin C. Carlson  •  Susan E. Schwab  •
Former Article III judges	Thomas Vanaskie  •  Richard Caputo  •  James Munley  •  Christopher Conner  •  John E. Jones  •  William Nealon  •  Richard Conaboy  •  Sylvia Rambo  •  William Caldwell  •  Edwin Kosik  •  James McClure  •  Robert Wodrow Archbald  •  Charles Witmer  •  Albert Williams Johnson  •  Albert Leisenring Watson  •  Frederick Follmer  •  Robert Herman  •  John William Murphy  •  Michael Sheridan  •
Former Chief judges	Thomas Vanaskie  •  William Nealon  •  Richard Conaboy  •  Sylvia Rambo  •  Albert Leisenring Watson  •  Frederick Follmer  •  John William Murphy  •  Michael Sheridan  •

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1990	Alito •Amon •Birch •Boudin •Cleland •Clevenger •Dubina •Hamilton •Henderson •Hood •Hornby •Jones •Kent •Levi •Loken •Lourie •Martin •McBryde •McClure •McKenna •McLaughlin •McNamee •Moreno •Mullen •Nelson •Nickerson •Niemeyer •Norton •Parker •Pickering •Rader •Rainey •Randolph •Shanstrom •Shedd •Shubb •Singleton •Skretny •Souter •Sparr •Stahl •Stamp •Suhrheinrich •Taylor •Vollmer •Ware •Wilson
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1992	Baird •Barbadoro •Black •Boudin •Carnes •Covello •DiClerico •Gilbert •Gonzalez •Gorton •Hansen •Heyburn •Jackson •Jacobs •Keeley •Kendall •Kopf •Kyle •Lewis •McAuliffe •McLaughlin •Melloy •Preska •Quist •Randa •Rosenthal •Rovner •Schall •Sedwick •Simandle •Stahl •Vratil •Williams

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