J. Lindsay Almond

J. Lindsay Almond
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
In office October 1, 1982 – April 14, 1986
Senior Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office March 1, 1973 – October 1, 1982
Associate Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
In office October 23, 1962 – March 1, 1973
Appointed by	John F. Kennedy
Preceded by	Ambrose O'Connell
Succeeded by	Jack Miller
58th Governor of Virginia
In office January 11, 1958 – January 13, 1962
Lieutenant	Allie Edward Stakes Stephens
Preceded by	Thomas B. Stanley
Succeeded by	Albertis Harrison
26th Attorney General of Virginia
In office February 11, 1948 – August 28, 1957
Governor	William M. Tuck John S. Battle Thomas B. Stanley
Preceded by	Harvey B. Apperson
Succeeded by	Kenneth Cartwright Patty
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district
In office January 22, 1946 – April 17, 1948
Preceded by	Clifton A. Woodrum
Succeeded by	Clarence G. Burton
Personal details
Born	James Lindsay Almond Jr. (1898-06-15)June 15, 1898 Charlottesville, Virginia, U.S.
Died	April 14, 1986(1986-04-14) (aged 87) Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Evergreen Burial Park Roanoke, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Education	Virginia Tech University of Virginia School of Law (LLB)

James Lindsay Almond Jr. (June 15, 1898 – April 14, 1986) was an American lawyer, state and federal judge and Democratic party politician. His political offices included as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th congressional district (1946–1948), 26th Attorney General of Virginia (1948–1957) and the 58th Governor of Virginia (1958–1962). As a member of the Byrd Organization, Almond initially supported massive resistance to the integration of public schools following the United States Supreme Court decisions in Brown v. Board of Education, but when Virginia and federal courts ruled segregation unconstitutional, Almond worked with the legislature to end massive resistance.

Almond then became an associate judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1962–1973), and after retiring, continued to serve as Senior Judge of the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (1973–1982) and then Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 1982, until his death in 1986.