James Harry Michael Jr. (October 17, 1918 – August 29, 2005) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.
James Harry Michael Jr.
Virginia Western District Court
Born 1918 in Charlottesville, VA
Died 2005 in Charlottesville, VA
FJC ID: 1631
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 4/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 28/year
Virginia Western District Court · 1980–2005
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, Charlottesville, Virginia1946–1980
- VirginiaState senator · 1968–1980
Special master in patent cases · 1960–1970- U.S. Naval Reserve commander1948–1969
- Charlottesville [Virginia] Juvenile and Domestic Relations CourtJudge · 1954–1967
Lecturer · 1948–1953
U.S. Navy lieutenant1942–1946
Appointments
- 1980–2005 · Appointed by Jimmy Carter (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
- LL.B. · 1942
- University of VirginiaB.S. · 1940