What key details about james franklin battin can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: james franklin battin -lrb- february 13 , 1925 -- september 27 , 1996 -rrb- was a republican u.s. representative from the u.s. state of montana , and later a united states federal judge . 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 in 1948 from eastern montana college in billings . he received a j.d. 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 . he was nominated by president richard m. nixon on february 20 , 1969 , to a seat on the united states district court for the district of montana vacated by william james jameson . he was confirmed by the united states senate on february 25 , 1969 , and received his commission on february 27 , 1969 . he became chief judge of the district on november 16 , 1978 , and served as chief judge until 1990 . he assumed senior status on february 13 , 1990 , and served in that capacity until his death , in billings . the james f. battin courthouse in billings is named for him . battin lived long enough to see his son , jim , elected to...
- death place is billings , montana- preceded is russell evans smith william james jameson leroy h. anderson- party is republican- death date is 27 september 1996- office is chief the district of montana judge of the united states district judge court for the district of montana of the united states district court for- district is 2nd- term end is february 27 , 1969 13 , 1990 february 13 , 1990 february- succeeded is paul g. hatfield jack d. shanstrom john melcher- term start is november 3 , 1961 16 , 1978 february 27 , 1969 january- nominator is richard nixon- name is james franklin battin- birth date is 13 february 1925- birth place is wichita , kansas- state is montana- alma mater is eastern montana college george washington university law school