James E. Noland | |
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| Presiding Judge of theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| In office May 19, 1988 – May 18, 1990 | |
| Appointed by | William Rehnquist |
| Preceded by | John Lewis Smith Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Joyce Hens Green |
| Senior Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | |
| In office December 31, 1986 – August 12, 1992 | |
| Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | |
| In office June 9, 1984 – December 31, 1986 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Hugh Dillin |
| Succeeded by | Gene Edward Brooks |
| Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana | |
| In office November 3, 1966 – December 31, 1986 | |
| Appointed by | Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 80 Stat. 75 |
| Succeeded by | John Daniel Tinder |
| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's7th district | |
| In office January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1951 | |
| Preceded by | Gerald W. Landis |
| Succeeded by | William G. Bray |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Ellsworth Noland (1920-04-22)April 22, 1920 |
| Died | August 12, 1992(1992-08-12) (aged 72) Indianapolis,Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Crown Hill Cemetery and Arboretum, Section 212, Lot 177 |
| Party | Democratic |
| Education | Indiana University Bloomington (A.B.) Harvard University (M.B.A.) Indiana University Maurer School of Law (J.D.) |
James Ellsworth Noland (April 22, 1920 – August 12, 1992) was aUnited States representative fromIndiana and aUnited States district judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana.
Born inLa Grange,Missouri, Noland received anArtium Baccalaureus degree fromIndiana University Bloomington in 1942 and aMaster of Business Administration fromHarvard Graduate School of Business Administration in 1943. He was in theUnited States Army duringWorld War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received aJuris Doctor fromIndiana University Maurer School of Law in 1948.[1][2]
Noland was an unsuccessfulDemocratic candidate for election to theEightieth Congress from Indiana in 1946. He was in private practice inBloomington,Indiana, from 1948 to 1949. He was aUnited States representative from Indiana from 1949 to 1951. He ran unsuccessfully for reelection in 1950. He was in private practice inIndianapolis, Indiana, from 1951 to 1966. During that time, he also served as an assistant state attorney general of Indiana in 1952, and as an Indiana state election commissioner in 1954. He was an assistant city attorney of Indianapolis in 1956, and a first assistant city attorney of Indianapolis from 1956 to 1957. He was a member of the Indiana State Election Board from 1958 to 1966.[1][2]
On October 6, 1966, Noland was nominated by PresidentLyndon B. Johnson to a new seat on theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana created by 80 Stat. 75. He was confirmed by theUnited States Senate on October 20, 1966, and received his commission on November 3, 1966. He served as Chief Judge from 1984 to 1986, assumingsenior status on December 31, 1986. He was a Judge of theForeign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 1983 to 1990 and Presiding Judge of that court from 1988 to 1990. Noland remained in senior status until his death, on August 12, 1992, in Indianapolis. He was interred in that city'sCrown Hill Cemetery.[1][2]
This article incorporatespublic domain material fromBiographical Directory of the United States Congress.Federal government of the United States.
| U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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| Preceded by | Member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromIndiana's 7th congressional district 1949–1951 | Succeeded by |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded by Seat established by 80 Stat. 75 | Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana 1966–1986 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Chief Judge of theUnited States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana 1984–1986 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Presiding Judge of theUnited States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 1988–1990 | Succeeded by |