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James Earl Major
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1934–1937
James Earl Major , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. James Earl Major (January 5, 1887 – January 4, 1972) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He served as a United States representative from Illinois, a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
Education
- Illinois College of Law (now DePaul University College of Law)
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Career
Private practice, Hillsboro, Illinois, 1910-1912; State's attorney, Montgomery County, Illinois, 1912-1920; U.S. representative from Illinois, 1923-1925, 1927-1933; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1949-1954
Biography
James Earl Major (January 5, 1887 – January 4, 1972) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He served as a United States representative from Illinois, a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.
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