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James Herbert Wilkerson

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois · 1922

James Herbert Wilkerson , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. James Herbert Wilkerson (December 11, 1869 – September 30, 1948) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Education

  • DePauw UniversityA.B., 1889

Career

Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1893-1922; State representative, Illinois, 1902; County attorney, Cook County, Illinois, 1903-1904; Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States, 1906-1911; U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, 1911-1914; Chairman, Illinois Public Utilities Commission, 1919-1921

Biography

James Herbert Wilkerson (December 11, 1869 – September 30, 1948) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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