Joseph Raymond Jackson (August 30, 1880 – August 29, 1969) was an

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of the

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Education and career

Born on August 30, 1880, in Albany,

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, Jackson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1900 from

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and

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in 1907. He was Principal of the Industrial School in

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from 1903 to 1910. He was county attorney for Silver Bow County, Montana from 1917 to 1920. He was a judge of the Montana District Court for the Second Judicial District from 1920 to 1925. He was a Commissioner for the

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from 1921 to 1922. He was in private practice in

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from 1926 to 1934. He was assistant attorney general for the Customs Division of the

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in New York City from 1934 to 1937.

Federal judicial service

Jackson was nominated by President

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on November 29, 1937, to an Associate Judge seat on the

vacated by Associate Judge Finis J. Garrett. He was confirmed by the

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on December 9, 1937, and received his commission on December 14, 1937. He assumed senior status on April 1, 1952. Jackson was initially appointed as a Judge under Article I, but the court was raised to Article III status by

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on August 25, 1958, and Jackson thereafter served as an Article III Judge. His service terminated on August 29, 1969, due to his death in

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