James A. Redden
James A. Redden | |
|---|---|
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
| In office March 13, 1995 – March 31, 2020 | |
| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
| In office 1990–1995 | |
| Preceded by | Owen M. Panner |
| Succeeded by | Michael Robert Hogan |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
| In office February 20, 1980 – March 13, 1995 | |
| Appointed by | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629 |
| Succeeded by | Ann Aiken |
| 10th Oregon Attorney General | |
| In office January 3, 1977 – March 24, 1980 | |
| Governor | Robert W. Straub Victor Atiyeh |
| Preceded by | Lee Johnson |
| Succeeded by | James M. Brown |
| Oregon State Treasurer | |
| In office January 1, 1973 – January 3, 1977 | |
| Governor | Tom McCall |
| Preceded by | Robert W. Straub |
| Succeeded by | H. Clay Myers Jr. |
| Member of the Oregon House of Representatives | |
| In office 1963–1969 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Anthony Redden Jr. March 13, 1929 Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 2020 (aged 91) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Joan Johnson
(m. 1951; died 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Beaverton, Oregon |
| Education | Boston College Boston College Law School (LLB) |
James Anthony Redden Jr. (March 13, 1929 – March 31, 2020) was an American judge and politician from Oregon. He was a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon, from 1995 to 2020, and, before that, had served as a federal judge since 1980. Before his appointment to the bench, he was a trial attorney, and a career Democratic politician, serving as a legislator and in two of the state's constitutional offices, as Treasurer and Attorney General.