James Graham Jenkins
| James Graham Jenkins | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin | |
| Title: | Former Judge |
| Position: | Seat #1 |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Grover Cleveland |
| Active: | 7/2/1888 - 3/23/1893 |
| Preceded by: | Charles Dyer |
| Succeeded by: | William Henry Seaman |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1834 |
| Deceased: | 1921 |
| Law School: | Read Law (1855) |
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James Graham Jenkins (1834-1921) was a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
He was nominated by President Grover Cleveland on March 20, 1893. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 23, 1893, and received commission that same day. He retired on February 23, 1905. [1]
Early life and education
Professional career
- Private practice, New York City, 1855-1857
- Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1857-1888
- City attorney, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1863-1867
- Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1905-1908
- Dean, Marquette University Law School, 1908-1913 [1]
Judicial career
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Jenkins was nominated by Grover Cleveland on June 19, 1888, to a seat vacated by Charles Dyer. Confirmed by the Senate on July 2, 1888, and received commission on July 2, 1888. His service was terminated on March 23, 1893, due to appointment to another judicial position. Jenkins was succeeded in this position by William Henry Seaman.
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Jenkins was nominated by Grover Cleveland on March 20, 1893, to a seat vacated by Walter Quintin Gresham. Confirmed by the Senate on March 23, 1893, and received commission on March 23, 1893. His service terminated on February 23, 1905, due to retirement.
U.S. Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit
Jenkins was nominated by Grover Cleveland on March 20, 1893, to a seat vacated by Walter Quintin Gresham. Confirmed by the Senate on March 23, 1893, and received commission on March 23, 1893. Service terminated on February 23, 1905, due to retirement.
External links
- Jenkins Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jenkins Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
| Federal judicial offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by: Charles Dyer |
Eastern District of Wisconsin 1888–1893 Seat #1 |
Succeeded by: William Henry Seaman |
| Preceded by: Walter Quintin Gresham |
Circuit Courts for the Seventh Circuit 1893–1905 |
Succeeded by: William Henry Seaman |
| Preceded by: Walter Quintin Gresham |
Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals 1893–1905 |
Succeeded by: William Henry Seaman |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: William Griesbach • Rudolph Randa • Joseph Stadtmueller • Lynn Adelman | ||
| Senior judges | |||
| Magistrate judges | Aaron Goodstein • Patricia Gorence • William Callahan • James Sickel • Nancy Joseph • | ||
| Former Article III judges |
Terence Evans • Andrew Galbraith Miller • Charles Dyer • James Henry Howe • James Graham Jenkins • William Henry Seaman • Joseph Very Quarles • Ferdinand August Geiger • Francis Duffy • Kenneth Grubb • John Reynolds • Robert Tehan • Robert Warren • Myron Gordon • | ||
| Former Chief judges |
Rudolph Randa • Charles Clevert • Joseph Stadtmueller • Terence Evans • John Reynolds • Robert Tehan • Robert Warren • | ||
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| 1886 | |||
| 1887 | |||
| 1888 |
Allen • Fuller • Jenkins • Lacombe • Lamar • Maxey • Montgomery • Philips | ||
| 1893 |
Alvey • Bellinger • Bingham • Lurton • Morris • Seaman • Shepard • Simonton | ||
| 1894 | |||
| 1895 | |||
| 1896 |
Brown • Carland • Kirkpatrick • Lochren • Marshall • McHugh • Rogers | ||
| 1897 | |||
