Browning, James Robert Born 1918 in Great Falls, MT Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U. S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Nominated by John F. Kennedy on September 6, 1961, to a seat vacated by Walter Lyndon Pope; Confirmed by the Senate on September 14, 1961, and received commission on September 18, 1961. Served as chief judge, 1976-1988. Assumed senior status on September 1, 2000. Education: Montana State University, LL.B., 1941 Professional Career: Special attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Denver, Colorado, 1941-1943 U.S. Army Lieutenant, 1943-1946 Special attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1946-1948 Chief, Northwest Regional Office, Antitrust Division, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Seattle, Washington, 1948-1949 Assistant chief, Antitrust Division, General Litigation Section, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1949-1951 First assistant, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, DC, 1951-1952 Executive assistant, Office of the Attorney General of the United States, Washington, DC, 1952-1953 Chief of the executive office for U.S. attorneys, 1953 Private practice, Washington, DC, 1953-1958 Clerk of the court, Supreme Court of the United States, 1958-1961 Race or Ethnicity: White Gender: Male Oral History