James Earl Major

Judge James Earl Major

Personal

Birthday:

1/5/1887

Birthplace:

Donnellson, IL

Date of Death:

1/4/1972

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Hillsboro, Illinois, 1910-1912
State`s attorney, Montgomery County, Illinois, 1912-1920
U.S. representative from Illinois, 1923-1925, 1927-1933

Education

Name of School:

DePaul University's College of Law

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Name of School - Second:

Read law

Degree Year - Second:

1910

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:

1/26/1934

Termination Date:

4/5/1937

Termination Reason:

Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Court Name - Second:

U. S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Court Name - Second:

Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals

Commission Date - Second:

3/23/1937

Retirement from Active Service - Second:

3/23/1956

Termination Date - Second:

1/4/1972

Termination Reason - Second:

Death