James Dickson Phillips, Jr.
| James Phillips | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
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In office August 11, 1978 – July 31, 1994 |
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| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | James Craven |
| Succeeded by | James Wynn |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 23, 1922 Scotland, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Davidson College University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
James Dickson Phillips Jr. (born September 23, 1922) is a senior federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Born in Scotland County, North Carolina, Phillips grew up in Laurinburg, North Carolina and attended its public schools. He graduated from high school in 1939 as the salutatorian of his graduating class. He earned a bachelor's degree Phi Beta Kappa in 1943 from Davidson College and a law degree in 1948 from University of North Carolina School of Law, where he was associate editor of the school's law review and a member of the Order of the Coif.
Phillips was a U.S. Army First Lieutenant from 1943 until 1946. He served as a rifle platoon leader in the 17th Airborne Division's 513th Parachute Regiment while it took part in three European campaigns: the Ardennes, Rhineland and Central Europe. Following a parachute drop over the Rhine River on March 28, 1945, Phillips was wounded, evacuated and remained hospitalized until the end of World War II. Phillips ultimately was awarded the Bronze Star, the Purple Heart and a Presidential Unit Citation.
Phillips served as the assistant director of the Institute of Government in Chapel Hill, North Carolina from 1948 until 1949, and then he worked in private law practice in Laurinburg, North Carolina from 1949 until 1955. From 1955 until 1959, he worked in private law practice in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
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