James Kenneth Logan was born in Quenemo, KS, in 1929 and graduated from the University of Kansas in 1952. He received his law degree from Harvard University in 1955 and served as Professor (1957-1968) and Dean (1961-1968) at the University of Kansas School of Law. After nine years of private practice in Kansas, he was nominated by President Carter and subsequently received his commission as a judge to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit. He completed almost 21 years in that capacity, retiring in 1998. Since his retirement he has served as a mediator, expert witness and arbitrator in various disputes. Throughout his life he has merited many honors and awards, including a Rhodes Scholarship, the American Bar Association-American Law Institute's Francis Rawle Award for his lifetime contributions to post-law school continuing education, and being named a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. During his years in private practice and as a federal judge, he has also served as a visiting law professor to Duke, Harvard, Stanford, University of Texas and the University of Michigan.