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.

James Herbert Wilkerson
Illinois Northern District Court
Born 1869 in Savannah, MO
Died 1948
FJC ID: 2580
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois1893–1922
- Illinois Public Utilities CommissionChairman · 1919–1921
U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Illinois1911–1914
Special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States1906–1911- Cook County, IllinoisCounty attorney · 1903–1904
- IllinoisState representative · 1902
Appointments
1922–1948 · Appointed by Warren G. Harding (Republican)Term ended: Death
Education
- DePauw UniversityA.B. · 1889