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James A. Belson

b. 1931

American judge

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Born 1931. James A. Belson is an American military personnel and judge.

James A. Belson (born September 23, 1931) is a former judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Court of Appeals.

Early life Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and raised in Washington, D.C., Belson graduated from Gonzaga College High School in 1949. In the 1950s, he earned bachelor's and law degrees from Georgetown University where he was a member of the Philodemic Society, and worked as a law clerk for prominent D.C. lawyer Edward Bennett Williams and federal appeals judge E. Barrett Prettyman.

After thirteen years on the Superior Court bench, Belson was elevated to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in 1981. The Washington Post described him as "a widely respected legal writer and jurist." He was a candidate for chief judge in 1984 and 1988, but the District of Columbia Judicial Nomination Commission instead chose William C. Pryor and Judith W. Rogers, respectively. Belson took senior status in 1991 and continued to hear cases until retiring from the court in 2017.

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Georgetown University Law Center, Georgetown University, Juris Doctor

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Who is James A. Belson?

American judge

When was James A. Belson born?

James A. Belson was born on 23 September 1931 in Milwaukee.

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James A. Belson is a military personnel and judge.

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James A. Belson is American.

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· Wikipedia: James A. Belson

· Wikidata: Q33130063

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