James Randall Durfee

Personal

Birthday: 
11/3/1897
Birthplace: 
Oshkosh, WI
Date of Death: 
10/29/1977
Place of Death: 
Bethesda, MD
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army, 1917-1919
Private practice, Antigo, Wisconsin, 1926-1951
District attorney, Langlade County, Wisconsin, 1928-1932
Commissioner, Wisconsin Circuit Court, Tenth Judicial Circuit, 1934-1950
Member, Wisconsin State Public Service Commission, 1951-1956; chairman, 1953-1956
Chairman, Civil Aeronautics Board, 1956-1960

Nominated to U.S. Court of Claims, August 25, 1959; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School: 

Marquette University Law School

Marquette provides you with an unusual opportunity. First, we are an outstanding law school. Our curriculum is designed to ensure that you will have the substantive knowledge, skills, and values essential to practice law in the twenty-first century. We are extremely proud that we train lawyers who practice in all areas of the profession, in private firms and public agencies, in Wisconsin and throughout the United States. It is no accident that many of our alumni are state and federal judges, and that many Marquette University Law School graduates are business and political leaders. We teach our students to have the skills to succeed in whatever branch of our profession they select. Part of the Jesuit tradition of education is encouraging students to become agents for positive change in society. This is especially important in a law school.

Degree: 
LL.B.
Degree Year: 
1926

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
Court of Claims
Court Name: 

United States Court of Federal Claims

President Nominating: 
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
4/22/1960
Retirement from Active Service: 
1/6/1972
Termination Date: 
10/29/1977
Termination Reason: 
Death