James Clinton Turk

James Clinton Turk
James Clinton Turk
Senior Judge of United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
	In office; November 1, 2002 – July 6, 2014
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
	In office; 1973–1993
Preceded by	Hiram Emory Widener Jr.
Succeeded by	Jackson L. Kiser
Judge of United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
	In office; October 17, 1972 – November 1, 2002
Appointed by	Richard Nixon
Preceded by	Hiram Emory Widener Jr.
Succeeded by	Glen E. Conrad
Member of the Virginia Senate
	In office; January 13, 1960 – October 1972
Preceded by	Ted Dalton
Succeeded by	John N. Dalton
Constituency	21st district (1960‍–‍1964); 20th district (1964‍–‍1966); 13th district (1966‍–‍1972); 37th district (1972);
Personal details
Born	James Clinton Turk; May 3, 1923; Roanoke County, Virginia, U.S.
Died	July 6, 2014 (aged 91); Radford, Virginia, U.S.
Party	Republican
Education	Roanoke College (AB); Washington and Lee University (LLB);
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Battles/wars	World War II

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James Clinton Turk (May 3, 1923 – July 6, 2014) was a Virginia lawyer, state senator and for more than four decades, United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.