James Levin Latchum (December 23, 1918 – January 31, 2004) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Delaware.

James Levin Latchum
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware
Born 1918 in Milford, DE
Died 2004
FJC ID: 1348
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Private practice, Wilmington, Delaware1946–1968
- Delaware River and Bay AuthorityAttorney · 1963–1968
- Delaware Interstate Highway DivisionAttorney · 1955–1963
U.S. Army Reserve lieutenant colonel1946–1961
District of DelawareAssistant U.S. attorney · 1951–1953- Delaware State Highway DepartmentAttorney · 1949–1951
U.S. Army captain1940–1946
Appointments
1968–2004 · Appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democratic)Term ended: Death
Education
LL.B. · 1946- Princeton UniversityA.B. · 1940