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James Waldo Ackerman
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois · 1976–1979
James Waldo Ackerman , Judge, U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois. James Waldo Ackerman (January 1, 1926 – November 23, 1984) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
Education
- Marquette UniversityB.S., 1947
- Marquette University Law SchoolJ.D., 1949
Career
Private practice, Sangamon County, Illinois, 1949-1952; U.S. Navy, 1944-1946, 1952-1954; Assistant state's attorney, Sangamon County, Illinois, 1954-1956; State's attorney, Sangamon County, Illinois, 1956-1960; Private practice, Sangamon County, Illinois, 1960-1971; Corporation counsel, Springfield, Illinois, 1961-1962; Assistant treasurer, State of Illinois, 1963-1964; Deputy attorney general, State of Illinois, 1968-1971; Judge, Illinois Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit, 1971-1976
Biography
James Waldo Ackerman (January 1, 1926 – November 23, 1984) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
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