James T. Turner

James Thomas Turner (born March 12, 1938) is a senior judge of the United States Claims Court (now named the United States Court of Federal Claims).

Education and career

Turner received his Bachelor of Arts from Wake Forest College in 1960 and his Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1965.

In 1960 he was a desk reporter and copy desk employee for the Winston-Salem Journal in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 1963 he was general laborer and clerical worker for a construction company in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Federal judicial service District court service Turner was appointed a United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in July 1979 and served in that position until his appointment as Judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims. On June 3, 1987, a hearing was held on his nomination. He was reported out of committee on June 23, 1987. On July 1, 1987, he was confirmed in the United States Senate by voice vote. He was appointed Judge to the United States Court of Federal Claims on July 2, 1987, and entered on duty on August 19, 1987. He became a senior judge on July 2, 2002.

Personal life

He is married to the former Patricia Renfrow and has one son, James, III.

Memberships He is a member of the American Bar Association, Virginia Bar Association, Virginia State Bar, and Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association.