James F. Battin
| James Franklin Battin | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
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In office November 16, 1978 – February 13, 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Russell Evans Smith |
| Succeeded by | Paul G. Hatfield |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana | |
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In office February 27, 1969 – February 13, 1990 |
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| Nominated by | Richard Nixon |
| Preceded by | William James Jameson |
| Succeeded by | Jack D. Shanstrom |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Montana's 2nd district |
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In office January 3, 1961 – February 27, 1969 |
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| Preceded by | LeRoy H. Anderson |
| Succeeded by | John Melcher |
| Personal details | |
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February 13, 1925 Wichita, Kansas |
| Died | September 27, 1996 (aged 71) Billings, Montana |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater |
Eastern Montana College George Washington University Law School |
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| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/branch | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1942 – 1945 |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
James Franklin Battin (February 13, 1925 – September 27, 1996) was a Republican U.S. Representative from the U.S. state of Montana, and later a United States federal judge.
Born in Wichita, Kansas, Battin moved with his parents to Montana in November 1929. He was educated in the public schools of Billings, then the third largest city in the state, graduating from high school there in 1942. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served for three years, two and a half years of which were in the Pacific theater of operations. He returned to his studies and graduated in 1948 from Eastern Montana College in Billings.
He received a J.D. from George Washington University Law School in 1951, and was in private practice of law in Washington, D.C. from 1951 to 1952, then in Billings from 1953 to 1960. He was a deputy county attorney of Yellowstone County, Montana from 1953 to 1955, then general counsel and secretary of the City-County Planning Board of Billings in 1955. In 1955 he became an assistant city attorney of Billings, and was the city attorney from 1957 to 1958. He served as member of the Montana House of Representatives in 1958 and 1959.
Battin was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 1961, until his resignation February 27, 1969, to become United States district judge. He was nominated by President Richard M. Nixon on February 20, 1969, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Montana vacated by William James Jameson. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25, 1969, and received his commission on February 27, 1969.
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