James Douglas Elliott (October 7, 1859 – January 30, 1933) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 8/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 6/year
South Dakota District Court · 1911–1933South Dakota District Court · 1911–1933
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
- C.M. & St. P. Railroad, Aberdeen, South DakotaCounsel · 1910–1911
- Private practice, Tyndall, South Dakota1884–1910
U.S. attorney for the District of South Dakota1897–1907- Bon Homme County, South DakotaState's attorney · 1887–1891
Appointments
1911–1933 · Appointed by William H. Taft (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- Read law1884