James F. Holderman (born 1946) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
James F. Holderman
Illinois Northern District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Born 1946 in Joliet, IL
FJC ID: 1072
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 1/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 14/year
Illinois Northern District Court · 1985–2015
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
- John Marshall Law School, Chicago, IllinoisAdjunct professor · 1986–present
Adjunct professor · 1993–present
Board member · 2011–2015
Lecturer · 1983–2000- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois1978–1985
Adjunct professor · 1982–1984- Chicago-Kent College of LawAdjunct professor · 1981–1983
Northern District of IllinoisAssistant U.S. attorney · 1972–1978
Law clerk , Hon. Edward J. McManus · 1971–1972
Appointments
1985–2015 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)Term ended: Retirement
Education
- J.D. · 1971
- University of IllinoisB.S. · 1968