James Graham Jenkins

Nonpartisan

Prior offices:

United States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit

Years in office: 1893 - 1905

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U.S. Circuit Courts for the 7th Circuit

Years in office: 1893 - 1905

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United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin

Years in office: 1888 - 1893

Education

Law

Read law, 1855

Personal

Birthplace

Saratoga Springs, NY

James Graham Jenkins (1834-1921) was afederal judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit.

He was nominated by PresidentGrover Cleveland onMarch 20, 1893. He was confirmed by the Senate onMarch 23, 1893, and received commission that same day. He retired onFebruary 23, 1905.^[1]

Early life and education

• Read law, 1855^[1]

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 nominations and appointments

Eastern District of Wisconsin

Jenkins was nominated by Grover Cleveland on June 19, 1888, to a seat vacated byCharles 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 byWilliam 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 theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theU.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Active judges	•  Amy St. Eve  •  Frank Easterbrook  •  John Z. Lee (United States Court of Appeals judge)  •  Michael B. Brennan (Wisconsin)  •  Michael Scudder  •  Joshua Kolar  •  Doris Pryor  •  Thomas Kirsch  •  Candace Jackson-Akiwumi  •  Nancy Maldonado  •  Rebecca Taibleson
Senior judges	Diane Sykes  •  Diane Wood  •  Daniel Manion  •  Ilana Rovner  •  David Hamilton (Seventh Circuit)  •  Kenneth Ripple  •  William Bauer  •
Former judges	John Paul Stevens  •  Ann Williams (Federal judge)  •  Julian William Mack  •  Terence Evans  •  Joel Flaum  •  Michael Kanne  •  Richard Posner  •  John Coffey (Seventh Circuit)  •  Jesse Eschbach  •  Walter Quintin Gresham  •  Richard Cudahy  •  Thomas Fairchild  •  Philip Tone  •  William Allen Woods  •  James Graham Jenkins (Wisconsin)  •  William Henry Seaman  •  John William Showalter  •  Peter Stenger Grosscup  •  Christian Cecil Kohlsaat  •  Albert Barnes Anderson (federal judge)  •  Francis Elisha Baker  •  Samuel Alschuler  •  Evan Alfred Evans  •  Louis FitzHenry  •  George True Page  •  Walter Lindley  •  William Morris Sparks  •  James Earl Major  •  Walter Treanor  •  Francis Duffy  •  Otto Kerner, Sr.  •  Otto Kerner, Jr.  •  Harlington Wood  •  Winfred Knoch  •  William Parkinson (Indiana)  •  Luther Swygert  •  Sherman Minton  •  Latham Castle  •  Walter Cummings  •  Philip Finnegan  •  John Hastings  •  Roger Kiley  •  Wilbur Pell  •  Elmer Schnackenberg  •  Robert Sprecher  •  Hardress Swaim  •  Amy Coney Barrett  •
Former Chief judges	Diane Sykes  •  Diane Wood  •  Joel Flaum  •  Richard Posner  •  William Bauer  •  Thomas Fairchild  •  William Morris Sparks  •  James Earl Major  •  Francis Duffy  •  Luther Swygert  •  Latham Castle  •  Walter Cummings  •  John Hastings  •

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
Active judges	Chief Judge: Pamela Pepper  •  Joseph Stadtmueller  •  Lynn Adelman  •  Brett H. Ludwig  •  Byron Conway
Senior judges	William Griesbach  •
Magistrate judges	Nancy Joseph  •  William E. Duffin  •  Stephen Dries  •
Former Article III judges	Charles Clevert  •  Thomas Curran  •  Terence Evans  •  Andrew Galbraith Miller  •  Charles Dyer  •  James Henry Howe  •  James Graham Jenkins (Wisconsin)  •  William Henry Seaman  •  Joseph Very Quarles  •  Ferdinand August Geiger  •  Francis Duffy  •  Kenneth Grubb  •  John Reynolds (Wisconsin)  •  Robert Tehan  •  Robert Warren  •  Myron Gordon  •
Former Chief judges	Rudolph Randa  •  Charles Clevert  •  Joseph Stadtmueller  •  William Griesbach  •  Terence Evans  •  John Reynolds (Wisconsin)  •  Robert Tehan  •  Robert Warren  •

v • e Federal judges nominated byGrover Cleveland
1886	Jackson •Merrick •Severens
1887	Newman •Ross •Simonton •Thayer •Toulmin
1888	Allen •Fuller •Jenkins •Lacombe •Lamar •Maxey •Montgomery • Philips
1893	Alvey •Bellinger •Bingham •Lurton •Morris •Seaman •Shepard •Simonton
1894	Brawley •Parlange •Priest •Thayer •White
1895	Adams •Clark •Peckham •Showalter •Wellborn
1896	Brown •Carland •Kirkpatrick •Lochren •Marshall •McHugh •Rogers
1897	Amidon •Howry •Munger •Nott