James Waldo Ackerman (January 1, 1926 – November 23, 1984) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.
James Waldo Ackerman
Illinois Central District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Born 1926 in Jacksonville, FL
Died 1984 in Springfield, IL
FJC ID: 5
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
- Illinois Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial CircuitJudge · 1971–1976
- Private practice, Sangamon County, Illinois1960–1971
State of IllinoisDeputy attorney general · 1968–1971- State of IllinoisAssistant treasurer · 1963–1964
- Springfield, IllinoisCorporation counsel · 1961–1962
- Sangamon County, IllinoisState's attorney · 1956–1960
- Sangamon County, IllinoisAssistant state's attorney · 1954–1956
U.S. Navy1944–1946, 1952–1954- Private practice, Sangamon County, Illinois1949–1952
Appointments
1979–1984 (None (reassignment))Term ended: Death
1976–1979 · Appointed by Gerald Ford (Republican)Term ended: Reassignment
Education
J.D. · 1949- Marquette UniversityB.S. · 1947