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J[ackson] Leroy Adair
Former judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
J[ackson] Leroy Adair served on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. Appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt and confirmed Apr 20, 1937.
- Appointed by
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Confirmed
- Apr 20, 1937
- Born
- 1887
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of IllinoisFranklin D. Roosevelt · Apr 20, 1937 – Jan 19, 1956
Education
- University of Michigan Law SchoolLL.B., 1911
Career
Private practice, Muskogee, Oklahoma, 1912-1914; City attorney, Quincy, Illinois, 1915-1916; State's attorney, Adams County, Illinois, 1916-1920, 1924-1928; Private practice, Adams County, Illinois, 1920-1924; State senator, Illinois, 1928-1932; U.S. representative from Illinois, 1933-1937
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