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James Herbert Wilkerson

James Herbert Wilkerson

Illinois Northern District Court

Born 1869 in Savannah, MO

Died 1948

FJC ID: 2580

James Herbert Wilkerson (December 11, 1869 – September 30, 1948) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Chicago, Illinois
    1893–1922
  2. Illinois Public Utilities Commission
    Chairman · 1919–1921
  3. U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois
    1911–1914
  4. Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States
    1906–1911
  5. Cook County, Illinois
    County attorney · 1903–1904
  6. Illinois
    State representative · 1902

Appointments

  1. Illinois Northern District Court
    1922–1948 · Appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)
    Term ended: Death

Education

  1. DePauw University
    A.B. · 1889