Redden, James A.
Dates
- Existence: 1929-
Biography
James "Jim" Anthony Redden was born in 1929 and grew up in Massachusetts. In 1946, while he was in high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, serving two years as a medic stationed in Japan, where he saw firsthand the effects of the bombing of Hiroshima. In 1951, he married Joan Johnson. After earning a high school diploma, he attended Boston College and Boston College Law School, where he graduated with a law degree in 1954. He practiced law in Massachusetts for a year, then came to Portland, Oregon, where he worked for various insurance companies before moving to Medford, Oregon, to build his own law firm. He was a Democrat who represented the 19th District in the Oregon House of Representatives from 1962 to 1969, serving as minority leader from 1967 to 1969. From 1970 to 1972, he was chairman of the Public Employee Relations Board. From 1973 to 1976, he was state treasurer, and then attorney general from 1977 to 1980, before he was appointed to District Court by President Jimmy Carter in 1980. He served as chief justice from 1990 to 1995, whereupon he took senior status.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Oral history interview with Owen Panner
Oral history interview with Owen Panner conducted by Michael O'Rourke from November 24, 1994, to June 1, 1995, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Panner was a judge for the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Oral history interview with James A. Redden
Oral history interview with James A. Redden conducted by Michael O'Rourke from November 30, 1994, to January 14, 2002, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Redden was an Oregon state representative, state treasurer, state attorney general, and a judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon.
Oral history interview with James A. Redden
Oral history interview with James "Jim" Anthony Redden conducted by Michael O'Rourke on January 27, 2006, as part of the United States District Court Oral History Project. Redden was a judge on the U.S. District Court of Oregon.