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James Carroll Fox

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James Carroll Fox
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
In office
January 31, 2001 – March 23, 2019
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
In office
1990–1997
Preceded byWilliam Earl Britt
Succeeded byTerrence Boyle
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
In office
September 30, 1982 – January 31, 2001
Appointed byRonald Reagan
Preceded bySeat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Succeeded byLouise Flanagan
Personal details
Born(1928-11-06)November 6, 1928
Atchison, Kansas
DiedMarch 23, 2019(2019-03-23) (aged 90)
Wilmington, North Carolina
EducationUniversity of North Carolina (B.S.)
University of North Carolina School of Law (J.D.)

James Carroll Fox (November 6, 1928 – March 23, 2019) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.

Education and career

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Fox was born in Atchison, Kansas and graduated from Woodberry Forest School in 1946. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Carolina in 1950. He was in the United States Army Reserves from 1951 to 1959 and became a Corporal.[1] He then received a Juris Doctor from the University of North Carolina School of Law in 1957, serving as a law clerk to Judge Donnell Gilliam of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina from 1957 to 1958. He was in private practice in Wilmington, North Carolina, from 1958 to 1982, and was also a county attorney of New Hanover County, North Carolina from 1967 to 1981.[2]

Federal judicial service

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On September 14, 1982, Fox was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 29, 1982, and received his commission on September 30, 1982. He served as Chief Judge from 1990 to 1997, and assumed senior status on January 31, 2001.[2] Fox retired into inactive senior status on March 31, 2017, meaning that while he remained a federal judge, he no longer heard cases or participated in the business of the court.[3] He died on March 23, 2019, in Wilmington, North Carolina.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "James C. Fox profile", Roger Williams University website.
  2. ^ a b "Fox, James Carroll - Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
  3. ^ "Retirement letter" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Obituary for Judge James Carroll Fox at Andrews Mortuary and Crematory Market Street Chapel". www.andrewsmortuary.com. Retrieved 2019-03-26.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
1982–2001
Succeeded by
Preceded by Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
1990–1997
Succeeded by