Nomination of James Eugene Burnett, Jr., To Be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board

The President today announced his intention to nominate James Eugene Burnett, Jr., to be a member of the National Transportation Safety Board for the term expiring December 31, 1990. This is a reappointment.

Mr. Burnett has been a member of the National Transportation Safety Board since December 1981 and currently serves as Chairman. Previously he was a practicing attorney and served as special associate justice of the Supreme Court of Arkansas. He was a juvenile judge in Van Buren County and a city judge in Damascus, AR.

He graduated from the University of Arkansas (B.A., 1970) and the University of Arkansas Law School (J.D., 1973). He was born September 20, 1947, in Little Rock, AR, and now resides in Arlington, VA.