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James Graham Jenkins
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1888–1893
James Graham Jenkins , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. James Graham Jenkins (July 18, 1834 – August 6, 1921) was an American lawyer and Judge. He served twelve years as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, appointed by President Grover Cleveland. Prior to that, he had been a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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Private practice, New York City, 1855-1857; Private practice, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1857-1888, 1905-1908; City attorney, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1863-1867; Dean, Marquette University Law School, 1908-1913
Biography
James Graham Jenkins (July 18, 1834 – August 6, 1921) was an American lawyer and Judge. He served twelve years as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, appointed by President Grover Cleveland. Prior to that, he had been a United States district judge for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.
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