James F. Battin

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This article is about the U.S. congressman and federal judge from Montana. For his son, the California state senator, see Jim Battin . For the chief executive, see James Batten .

James Franklin Battin (February 13, 1925 – September 27, 1996) was a Republican United States representative from Montana , and later was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Montana .

Contents

• 1 Education and career

• 2 Federal judicial service

• 3 Family and honor

• 4 Notable case

• 5 References

• 6 Sources

Education and career

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Born in Wichita , Kansas , Battin moved with his parents to Montana in November 1929. He was educated in the public schools of Billings , then the third largest city in the state, graduating from high school there in 1942. He enlisted in the United States Navy and served for three years, two and a half years of which were in the Pacific theater of operations. He returned to his studies and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1948 from Eastern Montana College (now Montana State University Billings ) in Billings. He received a Juris Doctor from George Washington University Law School in 1951, and was in private practice of law in Washington, D.C. from 1951 to 1952, then in Billings from 1953 to 1960. He was a deputy county attorney of Yellowstone County , Montana from 1953 to 1955, then general counsel and secretary of the City-County Planning Board of Billings in 1955. In 1955 he became an assistant city attorney of Billings, and was the city attorney from 1957 to 1958. He served as member of the Montana House of Representatives in 1958 and 1959. Battin was elected as a Republican to the Eighty-seventh and to the three succeeding Congresses, and served from January 3, 1961, until his resignation February 27, 1969, to become United States District Judge.

Federal judicial service

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Battin was nominated by President Richard Nixon on February 20, 1969, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Montana vacated by Judge William James Jameson . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 25, 1969, and received his commission on February 27, 1969. He served as Chief Judge from November 16, 1978, to February 13, 1990. He assumed senior status on February 13, 1990. His service terminated on September 27, 1996, due to his death in Billings.

Family and honor

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The James F. Battin Federal Courthouse in Billings is named for him, as was its predecessor, the James F. Battin Federal Building . Battin's son, Jim , was elected to the California State Assembly in 1994.

Notable case

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One of the cases that Battin handled was the conviction of four counts of extortion of the Louisiana Teamsters Union business agent Edward Grady Partin , the one who supplied the immunized testimony that sent Jimmy Hoffa to prison.

References

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   James Franklin Battin at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .

2. ↑ Gilmore, Lesley M. (25 November 2023). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: James F. Battin Federal Building (Courthouse & Federal Office Building)" (PDF). Montana Historical Society.

3. ↑ Page, Casey. "Timeline for new Billings federal courthouse" . Billings Gazette. Retrieved 17 April 2025.

4. ↑ "U.S. Court of Appeals: Cases and Opinions" . cases.justia.com. Retrieved May 7, 2010.

Sources

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• United States Congress. "James F. Battin (id: B000241)" . _Biographical Directory of the United States Congress _.
• [James Franklin Battin](https://www.fjc.gov/node/

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