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James Clinton Turk (born May 3 1923) is a United States federal judge.Born in Roanoke County Virginia Turk was a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1946. He received an A.B. from Roanoke College in 1949. He received an LL.B. from Washington and Lee University School of Law in 1952. He was in private practice in Radford Virginia from 1952 to 1972. He was a member of the Virginia State Senate from 1959 to 1972. He was minority leader from 1965 to 1972.