James Herbert Wilkerson

Judge James Herbert Wilkerson

Personal

Birthday:

12/11/1869

Birthplace:

Savannah, MO

Date of Death:

9/30/1948

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1893-1922
State representative, Illinois, 1902
County attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1903-1904
Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1906-1911
U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1911-1914
Chairman, Illinois Public Utilities Commission, 1919-1921

Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, January 12, 1932; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

DePauw University

Degree:

A.B.

Degree Year:

1889

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Court Name:

Illinois Northern District Court

President Nominating:

Warren G. Harding

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

7/18/1922

Retirement from Active Service:

12/31/1940

Termination Date:

9/30/1948

Termination Reason:

Death