Name James Jenkins | ||
Died August 6, 1921, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States | ||
James Graham Jenkins (July 18, 1834 – August 6, 1921) was a United States federal judge.
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Life
Born in Saratoga Springs, New York, Jenkins read law to enter the bar in 1855. He entered into private practice, first in New York City in 1855, and then in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1857. From 1863 to 1867, he was a City attorney of Milwaukee, where he later returned to private practice in 1905. In 1908, he retired from his practice and became Dean of Marquette University Law School, a position he held until 1913.
He died in Milwaukee on August 6, 1921.
Judicial appointments
On June 19, 1888, President Grover Cleveland nominated Jenkins to United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, where he filled a seat vacated by Charles E. Dyer. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 2, 1888, and received his commission the same day. Jenkins served in that capacity until March 23, 1893, when the Senate confirmed President Cleveland's nomination to appoint him to a seat vacated by Walter Quintin Gresham in the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Jenkins retired from the court on February 23, 1905.