James Edward Doyle
James Edward Doyle (1915-1987) was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin.[1]
Doyle was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on April 29, 1965, to a seat vacated by David Rabinovitz; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 1965, and received commission the next day. From 1978-1980, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 7, 1980. He served the Western District of Wisconsin until his death on April 1, 1987.[1] Doyle was succeeded in this position by John Shabaz.
Early life and eduction
- University of Wisconsin, Madison, A.B., 1937
- Columbia Law School, LL.B., 1940[1]
Professional career
- Attorney, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1940-1941
- Law clerk, Justice James F. Byrnes, Supreme Court of the United States, 1941-1942
- U.S. Naval Reserve Lieutenant, 1942-1945
- Consultant, U.S. Office of War Mobilization and Reconversion, Washington, DC, 1945
- Assistant to the counselor, U.S. Department of State, Washington, DC, 1945-1946
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Western District of Wisconsin, 1946-1948
- Private practice, Madison, Wisconsin, 1948-1965[1]
Judicial nominations and appointments
Western District of Wisconsin
Doyle was nominated by President Lyndon Johnson on April 29, 1965, to a seat vacated by David Rabinovitz; he was confirmed by the Senate on May 21, 1965, and received commission the next day. From 1978-1980, he served as the chief judge. He assumed senior status on July 7, 1980. He served the Western District of Wisconsin until his death on April 1, 1987.[1] Doyle was succeeded in this position by John Shabaz.
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Judge Doyle's Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by: David Rabinovitz |
Western District of Wisconsin 1965–1980 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: John Shabaz
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| 1964 |
Anderson • Bratton • Christie • Collins • Cowen • Davis • Ely • Freedman • Gordon • Higginbotham • McNichols • Muecke • Nichols • Port • Rabinovitz • Robinson • Simons • Suttle • Weber • Whelan • Zampano | ||
| 1965 |
Bryant • Celebrezze • Coffin • Coleman • Collinson • Corcoran • Doyle • Eubanks • Fortas • Frankel • Gasch • Gibson • Gordon • Harris • Hemphill • Hill • Hunter • Landis • Langley • Leventhal • Maxwell • McEntee • Mehrtens • Nichol • Reynolds • Russell • Smith • Tamm • Thornberry • Young | ||
| 1966 |
Ainsworth • Atkins • Boyle • Cabot • Cassibry • Copple • Craven • Cummings • Dyer • Fairchild • Feinberg • Ferguson • Fullam • Garrity • Godbold • Goldberg • Goodwin • Gray • Guinn • Harvey • Hauk • Heaney • Heebe • Hickey • Hogan • Kaufman • Kinneary • Krentzman • Lay • Leddy • Lord • Lynch • MacKenzie • Mansfield • McCree • McRae • Mitchell • Motley • Napoli • Nichols • Noland • Peck II • Peckham • Pettine • Pittman • Porter • Real • Roberts • Robinson • Robinson • Rubin • Russell • Scott • Seals • Seitz • Simpson • Singleton • Skelton • Smith • Smith • Taylor • Thomas • von der Heydt • Watson • Winter • Wise | ||
| 1967 |
Arnow • Beckworth • Belloni • Butzner • Cancio • Carter • Clayton • Combs • Comiskey • Curtin • Eaton • Edenfield • Fernandez-Badillo • Gesell • Gordon • Jones • Keith • Kellam • Lambros • Maletz • Marshall • Masterson • Merhige • Morgan • Murray • Neville • Pollack • Pregerson • Theis • Troutman • Van Dusen • Waddy • Weiner • Weinstein • Whipple • Williams | ||
| 1968 |
Aldisert • Baldwin • Bownes • Bright • Green • Gubow • Henderson • Holloway • Hufstedler • Judd • Justice • Keady • Kerner, Jr. • Lasker • Latchum • Lawrence • McMillan • Morgan • Newman • Nixon • Pratt • Re • Rosenstein • Schwartz • Smith • Stahl • Travia • Woodward | ||
