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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=James Lane Buckley
| image=James L. Buckley.jpg
| office=[[United States Senator]] for [[New York]]
|term_start=January 3, 1971
|term_end=January 3, 1977
|preceded=Charles Goodell
|succeeded=[[Daniel Patrick Moynihan]]
|office2=Senior [[Judge]] of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
| term_start=August 31, 1996
| term_end= August 18, 2023
| office3=Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
| appointed3=[[Ronald Reagan]]
| term_start3= December 17, 1985
| term_end3=August 31, 1996
| preceded3=Edward Allen Tamm
| succeeded3=[[John Roberts]]
| office4=Counselor of the Department of State
| president4=Ronald Reagan
| term_start4=September 9, 1982
| term_end4=September 26, 1982
| preceded4=Robert McFarlane
| succeeded4=Ed Derwinski
| office5=Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
| president5=Ronald Reagan
| term_start5=February 28, 1981
| term_end5=August 20, 1982
| preceded5=Matthew Nimetz
| succeeded5=William Schneider Jr.
| birth_date =March 9, 1923
| birth_place=[[New York City]]
| death_date=August 18, 2023 (aged 100)
| death_place=[[Washington, D. C.]]
| spouse=Ann Cooley Buckley (married 1953-2011, her death)
| children=Six children
| father=William F. Buckley, Sr.
| relatives = {{plainlist|
* [[William F. Buckley Jr.]] (brother)
* Reid Buckley (brother)
* Priscilla Buckley
* Patricia Buckley Bozell
* Christopher Buckley (nephew)
* [[L. Brent Bozell, III]] (nephew)
* [[Elliot Ross Buckley]] (cousin)}}<br>
| party=Conservative Party of New York State (pre-1976)<br>
[[Republican Party|Republican]] (1976-2023)
| alma_mater=[[Yale University]] (B.A. and LL😎
| branch=[[United States Navy]]
| serviceyears=1942–1946
| rank=[[Lieutenant]]
| battles=[[World War II]]
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
}}
'''James Lane Buckley''' (March 9, 1923 – August 18, 2023) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] and [[judge]] who served in the [[United States Senate]] as a member of the Conservative Party of his native [[New York]]. He caucused with [[Republican Party|Republican]] senators from 1971 to 1977 and additionally held multiple positions within the administration of [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was also the Republican nominee in the 1980 Connecticut Senate race, but he was defeated by [[Chris Dodd]] in that heavily [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state.
In 1970, Buckley was elected to the U.S. Senate with just 39 percent of the vote, the only statewide victory that the Conservative Party of New York has won.<ref>James Taranto,
"Nine Decades at the Barricades," August 1, 2014.</ref> He served from 1971 to 1977 during the administrations of [[Richard M. Nixon]] and [[Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]] During the first Reagan administration, Buckley was the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs. He was also the president of [[Radio Free Europe]]/Radio Liberty from 1982 to 1985.
Buckley was nominated on October 16, 1985, by President Reagan to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the [[District of Columbia]] circuit. He was confirmed by the Senate two months later and received his commission. Buckley assumed senior status on August 31, 1996.<ref>{{FJC Bio|nid=1378511|inline=yes}}</ref> He was one of the few people in modern times to have served in all three branches of the United States national government.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckley, James L.}}
[[Category:New York City]]
[[Category:Connecticut]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:United States Senators]]
[[Category:United States Senators from New York]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Judges]]
| name=James Lane Buckley
| image=James L. Buckley.jpg
| office=[[United States Senator]] for [[New York]]
|term_start=January 3, 1971
|term_end=January 3, 1977
|preceded=Charles Goodell
|succeeded=[[Daniel Patrick Moynihan]]
|office2=Senior [[Judge]] of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
| term_start=August 31, 1996
| term_end= August 18, 2023
| office3=Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
| appointed3=[[Ronald Reagan]]
| term_start3= December 17, 1985
| term_end3=August 31, 1996
| preceded3=Edward Allen Tamm
| succeeded3=[[John Roberts]]
| office4=Counselor of the Department of State
| president4=Ronald Reagan
| term_start4=September 9, 1982
| term_end4=September 26, 1982
| preceded4=Robert McFarlane
| succeeded4=Ed Derwinski
| office5=Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs
| president5=Ronald Reagan
| term_start5=February 28, 1981
| term_end5=August 20, 1982
| preceded5=Matthew Nimetz
| succeeded5=William Schneider Jr.
| birth_date =March 9, 1923
| birth_place=[[New York City]]
| death_date=August 18, 2023 (aged 100)
| death_place=[[Washington, D. C.]]
| spouse=Ann Cooley Buckley (married 1953-2011, her death)
| children=Six children
| father=William F. Buckley, Sr.
| relatives = {{plainlist|
* [[William F. Buckley Jr.]] (brother)
* Reid Buckley (brother)
* Priscilla Buckley
* Patricia Buckley Bozell
* Christopher Buckley (nephew)
* [[L. Brent Bozell, III]] (nephew)
* [[Elliot Ross Buckley]] (cousin)}}<br>
| party=Conservative Party of New York State (pre-1976)<br>
[[Republican Party|Republican]] (1976-2023)
| alma_mater=[[Yale University]] (B.A. and LL😎
| branch=[[United States Navy]]
| serviceyears=1942–1946
| rank=[[Lieutenant]]
| battles=[[World War II]]
| religion=[[Roman Catholic]]
}}
'''James Lane Buckley''' (March 9, 1923 – August 18, 2023) was an [[United States|American]] [[politician]] and [[judge]] who served in the [[United States Senate]] as a member of the Conservative Party of his native [[New York]]. He caucused with [[Republican Party|Republican]] senators from 1971 to 1977 and additionally held multiple positions within the administration of [[U.S. President]] [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was also the Republican nominee in the 1980 Connecticut Senate race, but he was defeated by [[Chris Dodd]] in that heavily [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] state.
In 1970, Buckley was elected to the U.S. Senate with just 39 percent of the vote, the only statewide victory that the Conservative Party of New York has won.<ref>James Taranto,
"Nine Decades at the Barricades," August 1, 2014.</ref> He served from 1971 to 1977 during the administrations of [[Richard M. Nixon]] and [[Gerald R. Ford, Jr.]] During the first Reagan administration, Buckley was the Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs. He was also the president of [[Radio Free Europe]]/Radio Liberty from 1982 to 1985.
Buckley was nominated on October 16, 1985, by President Reagan to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the [[District of Columbia]] circuit. He was confirmed by the Senate two months later and received his commission. Buckley assumed senior status on August 31, 1996.<ref>{{FJC Bio|nid=1378511|inline=yes}}</ref> He was one of the few people in modern times to have served in all three branches of the United States national government.
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Buckley, James L.}}
[[Category:New York City]]
[[Category:Connecticut]]
[[Category:Conservatives]]
[[Category:United States Senators]]
[[Category:United States Senators from New York]]
[[Category:Attorneys]]
[[Category:Judges]]