James Paul Churchill

James Paul Churchill
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Assumed office
December 31, 1989
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
1989–1989
Preceded by Philip Pratt
Succeeded by Julian Abele Cook Jr.
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office
December 20, 1974 – December 31, 1989
Appointed by Gerald Ford
Preceded by Stephen John Roth
Succeeded by Robert Hardy Cleland
Personal details
Born James Paul Churchill
(1924-08-10) August 10, 1924
Imlay City, Michigan
Education University of Michigan (B.B.A.)
University of Michigan Law School (LL.B.)

James Paul Churchill (born August 10, 1924) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

Education and career

Born in Imlay City, Michigan, Churchill was in the United States Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Michigan in 1947 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School in 1950. He was in private practice in Vassar, Michigan from 1951 to 1965. He was a Circuit Judge of the 40th Judicial Circuit of Michigan from 1965 to 1974.[1]

Federal judicial service

On December 2, 1974 Churchill was nominated by President Gerald Ford to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan vacated by Judge Stephen John Roth. Churchill was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 18, 1974 and received his commission on December 20, 1974. He served as Chief Judge in 1989, assuming senior status on December 31, 1989.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 James Paul Churchill at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Sources

Legal offices
Preceded by
Stephen John Roth		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
1974–1989		 Succeeded by
Robert Hardy Cleland
Preceded by
Philip Pratt		 Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
1989		 Succeeded by
Julian Abele Cook Jr.



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