James L. Oakes

James Lowell Oakes (February 21, 1924 – October 13, 2007) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit and previously was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.

James L. Oakes
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office
June 30, 1992  October 13, 2007
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office
1989–1992
Preceded byWilfred Feinberg
Succeeded byThomas Joseph Meskill
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In office
May 27, 1971  June 30, 1992
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded bySterry R. Waterman
Succeeded byFred I. Parker
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
In office
April 24, 1970  June 5, 1971
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byErnest W. Gibson Jr.
Succeeded byJames Stuart Holden
19th Attorney General of Vermont
In office
1967–1969
Preceded byJohn P. Connarn
Succeeded byJim Jeffords
Member of the Vermont Senate
from the Windham district
In office
1961–1965
Preceded byHugh Agnew
Succeeded byStoyan Christowe
Personal details
Born
James Lowell Oakes

(1924-02-21)February 21, 1924
Springfield, Illinois
DiedOctober 13, 2007(2007-10-13) (aged 83)
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Political partyRepublican
EducationHarvard University (AB)
Harvard Law School (LLB)

Education and career

Born on February 21, 1924, in Springfield, Illinois, Oakes received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1945 from Harvard University and a Bachelor of Laws in 1947 from Harvard Law School. He served as a law clerk for Judge Harrie B. Chase of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1947 to 1948 and from 1949 to 1950. He was in private practice in San Francisco, California from 1948 to 1949. He was in private practice in Brattleboro, Vermont from 1950 to 1966 and from 1969 to 1970. He was a member of the Vermont Senate from 1961 to 1965. He was Attorney General of the State of Vermont from 1967 to 1969.[1][2]

Federal judicial service

Oakes was nominated by President Richard Nixon on March 31, 1970, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Vermont vacated by Judge Ernest W. Gibson Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 23, 1970, and received his commission on April 24, 1970. His service terminated on June 5, 1971, due to his elevation to the Second Circuit.[1]

Oakes was nominated by President Nixon on May 3, 1971, to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit vacated by Judge Sterry R. Waterman. He was confirmed by the Senate on May 20, 1971, and received his commission on May 27, 1971. He served as Chief Judge from 1989 to 1992 and served as a member of the Judicial Conference of the United States for the same period. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1992. His service terminated on October 13, 2007, due to his death in Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts.[1]

Other service and legacy

Oakes served as a member of the Vermont Law School Board of Trustees from 1976 until 1994. His many incisive opinions helped to shape Vermont's singular role in the development of environmental law, including his ruling in Conservation Society of Southern Vermont v. Volpe (the Route 7 Case) and Southview Associates v. Bongartz (the Deeryard Case).

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Legal offices
Preceded by
John P. Connarn
Attorney General of Vermont
1967–1969
Succeeded by
Jim Jeffords
Preceded by
Ernest W. Gibson Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont
1970–1971
Succeeded by
James Stuart Holden
Preceded by
Sterry R. Waterman
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1971–1992
Succeeded by
Fred I. Parker
Preceded by
Wilfred Feinberg
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
1989–1992
Succeeded by
Thomas Joseph Meskill


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