James Clinton Turk
| James Clinton Turk | |
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| Judge on United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
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In office October 17, 1972 – November 1, 2002 |
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| Nominated by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | H. Emory Widener, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Glen E. Conrad |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 37th district |
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In office January 12, 1972 – October 1972 |
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| Preceded by | None (district reestablished) |
| Succeeded by | John N. Dalton |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 13th district |
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In office January 12, 1966 – January 12, 1972 |
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| Preceded by |
Landon R. Wyatt William F. Stone |
| Succeeded by | Williard J. Moody |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 20th district |
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In office January 8, 1964 – January 12, 1966 |
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| Preceded by | Hale Collins |
| Succeeded by | George S. Adhizer II |
| Member of the Virginia Senate from the 21st district |
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In office January 13, 1960 – January 8, 1964 |
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| Preceded by | Ted Dalton |
| Succeeded by | Curry Carter |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
James C. Turk May 3, 1923 Roanoke, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 6, 2014 (aged 91) Radford, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Barbara Duncan |
| Alma mater |
Roanoke College Washington & Lee University |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United States
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| Service/branch | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1943–1946 |
| Rank | Staff sergeant |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
James Clinton Turk (May 3, 1923 – July 6, 2014) was a Virginia lawyer, state senator and for more than four decades, United States federal judge.
Born in Roanoke County, Virginia, Turk grew up on a farm near Garden City, Virginia. His parents were a farmer and a schoolteacher; his brother Maynard also became a lawyer. Turk attended a one-room schoolhouse and later William Byrd High School in Vinton, Virginia, graduating in 1939. His first full-time job was with the Norfolk and Western Railroad. During World War II, he was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army, from 1943 to 1946, and then served with the U.S. Army reserves until the 1960s. Using his GI Bill, Turk received an A.B. from Roanoke College in Salem in 1949. He received an LL.B. from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1952 (graduating second in his class) and a J.D. in 1970. He was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa and the Order of the Coif. He married Barbara Duncan, and they had five children.
Turk was in private practice in Radford, Virginia from 1952 to 1972, mostly with the firm of Dalton, Poff & Turk.
Voters in Franklin, Montomery and Roanoke Counties and the city of Radford elected Turk to represent them (part-time) in the Virginia State Senate in November 1959. He served until 1972, and was minority leader from 1965 to 1972.
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