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James L. Graham

James L. Graham

Ohio Southern District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Born 1939 in Columbus, OH

FJC ID: 899

Career output and lasting influence

Opinions attributed per year · peak 3/year

Ohio Southern District Court · 1986–20041986199020002010201930
opinions

Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 8/year

Ohio Southern District Court · 1986–20041986199020002010201980
citing decisions

Ohio Southern District Court · 1986–2004

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.

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James L. Graham (born 1939) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Columbus, Ohio
    1962–1986

Appointments

  1. Ohio Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of OhioChief Judge
    1986–2004 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)

Education

  1. Ohio State University
    B.A. · 1962
  2. Ohio State University College of Law (now Michael E. Moritz College of Law)
    J.D. · 1962