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James Byron Moran (June 20, 1930 – April 21, 2009) was a United States federal judge. Moran was born in Evanston, Illinois, in June 20, 1930. Moran received a B.A. from the University of Michigan in 1952. He was a sergeant in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954. After the war, he went law school, receiving an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1957. He was a law clerk for J. Edward Lumbard, a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1957 to 1958. He entered private practice in Chicago, Illinois, in 1958, continuing until his appointment to the federal bench in 1979. He served in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1965 to 1967 and as a member of the Evanston City Council from 1971 to 1975. Moran was nominated by President Jimmy Carter on May 22, 1979, to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed on July 23, 1979, and received his commission on July 24, 1979. He served as chief judge from 1990 to 1995 and assumed senior status on June 30, 1995. He remained a senior judge until his death on April 21, 2009, in Evanston. Moran was an avid sailor, captaining a wooden schooner out of Monroe Harbor in Chicago. "He is the best grandpa that you can ever imagine " said his grandson Daniel Melendez who lives in Costa Rica ==References== * * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Byron Moran」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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