James A. Finch Jr.

James A. Finch Jr. (November 13, 1907 – April 1, 1988 ) was a judge on the Missouri Supreme Court from 1965 until 1978, and the chief justice of that same court from 1971 to 1973. He attended public schools in Fornfelt and New Madrid, Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri in Columbia. He served as a major in the U.S. Army Air Corps between 1942 and 1945.