Ninth Circuit / Appointed 1954 / Served to 1959
James Alger Fee
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Appointed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954 and confirmed by voice vote, James Alger Fee was a Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He earned a law degree from Columbia Law School in 1914. He previously served on the District of Oregon.Sources: FJC Biographical Directory · Senate confirmation, April 23, 1954
- Appointed by
- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1954
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Whitman College 1910 · Columbia Law School 1914
- Succeeded
- Clifton Mathews
- Succeeded by
- Montgomery Oliver Koelsch
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | District of Oregon · succeeded Robert Sharp Bean | Hoover (R) | voice |
| 1954 | Ninth Circuit · succeeded Clifton Mathews | Eisenhower (R) | voice |
A per-senator roll-call isn’t shown for this confirmation. The Senate’s recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989; many confirmations (especially before then, and most to the lower courts) were by voice vote or unanimous consent.
Education
| Whitman College | A.B. | 1910 |
| Columbia Law School | LL.B. | 1914 |
Sources
5 years on the Ninth Circuit. Data last verified 2026-06-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).