Jackson Leroy Adair

Judge Jackson Leroy Adair

Personal

Birthday:

2/23/1887

Birthplace:

Clayton, IL

Date of Death:

1/19/1956

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1912-1914
City attorney, Quincy, Illinois, 1915-1916
State`s attorney, Adams County, Illinois, 1916-1920, 1924-1928
Private practice, Adams County, Illinois, 1920-1924
State senator, Illinois, 1928-1932
U.S. representative from Illinois, 1933-1937

Education

Name of School:

University of Michigan Law School

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Degree:

LL.B.

Degree Year:

1911

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

4/27/1937

Termination Date:

1/19/1956

Termination Reason:

Death