James Edward Doyle Sr. (July 6, 1915 – April 1, 1987) was an American lawyer and jurist from Madison, Wisconsin. He served 22 years as a United States district judge for the Western District of Wisconsin, from 1965 until his death in 1987. Earlier in his life, as a former member of the disbanded Wisconsin Progressive Party, he played an important role in reshaping the Democratic Party of Wisconsin in the 1950s, and was the father of Jim Doyle, the 44th governor of Wisconsin.
James Edward Doyle
Wisconsin Western District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin
Born 1915 in Oshkosh, WI
Died 1987 in Madison, WI
FJC ID: 644
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Judicial Conference of the United StatesMember · 1972–1975
- Private practice, Madison, Wisconsin1948–1965
Western District of WisconsinAssistant U.S. attorney · 1946–1948
U.S. Department of StateAssistant to the counselor · 1945–1946- U.S. Naval Reserve lieutenant1942–1945
- U.S. Office of War Mobilization and ReconversionConsultant · 1945
Law clerk , Hon. James F. Byrnes · 1941–1942- Criminal Division, U.S. Department of JusticeAttorney · 1940–1941
Appointments
1965–1987 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1940- University of WisconsinA.B. · 1937