James Henry Alesia

Judge James Henry Alesia

Personal

Birthday:

7/16/1934

Birthplace:

Chicago, IL

Date of Death:

7/24/2003

Place of Death:

Chicago, IL

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Chicago Heights, Illinois, 1960-1963
Attorney, Chicago & North Western Transportation Company, 1963-1970
Private practice, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1970-1971
Assistant U.S. attorney, Northern District of Illinois, 1971-1973
Trial counsel, The Chessie System, 1973
Administrative law judge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration, 1973-1980
Administrative law judge, U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, 1980-1982
Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1982-1987

Education

Name of School:

Loyola University Chicago

Degree:

B.S.

Degree Year:

1956

Name of School - Second:

Illinois Institute of Technology Chicago-Kent College of Law

Chicago Kent is a national leader in legal education, recognized for the scholarly excellence of its faculty and distinguished by its curricular innovation. As part of Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago-Kent is one of the few law schools affiliated with a technological university.

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1960

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

5/20/1987

Retirement from Active Service:

2/1/1998

Termination Date:

7/24/2003

Termination Reason:

Death