James Arnold Lowell (February 5, 1869 – November 30, 1933) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He was the son of John Lowell, a United States federal judge who served from 1865-1884.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 1/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 2/year
Massachusetts District Court · 1922–1933Massachusetts District Court · 1922–1933
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Boston, Massachusetts1894–1922
- Massachusetts Commission to Consolidate the LawsMember · 1917–1920
- Massachusetts constitutional conventionDelegate · 1917–1918
- Massachusetts Board of Labor and IndustriesChairman · 1913–1914
- Massachusetts Committee on Workmen's CompensationChairman · 1910–1912
State representative · 1904–1906
Appointments
1922–1933 · Appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1894- Harvard UniversityA.B. · 1891