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American judge
James L. Foreman
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
In office
June 1, 1992 – June 3, 2012
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
In office
1979–1992
Preceded byRobert Dale Morgan
Succeeded byWilliam Donald Stiehl
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
In office
March 31, 1979 – June 1, 1992
Appointed byoperation of law
Preceded bySeat established by 93 Stat. 6
Succeeded byJohn Phil Gilbert
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office
1978–1979
Preceded byHenry Seiler Wise
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
In office
March 7, 1972 – March 31, 1979
Appointed byRichard Nixon
Preceded byWilliam George Juergens
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
BornJames L. Foreman
(1927-05-12)May 12, 1927
Metropolis, Illinois
DiedJune 3, 2012(2012-06-03) (aged 85)
Paducah, Kentucky
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (B.S.)
University of Illinois College of Law (J.D.)

James L. Foreman (May 12, 1927 – June 3, 2012) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois and of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois.

Education and career

Born in Metropolis, Illinois, Foreman was in the United States Navy from 1945 to 1946. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign in 1950, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1952. From 1952 to 1972, he was in private practice in Metropolis. He was the assistant state attorney general of Illinois from 1953 to 1960, and then a state's attorney of Massac County, Illinois until 1964.

Federal judicial service

On February 16, 1972, Foreman was nominated by President Richard Nixon to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois vacated by Judge William George Juergens. Foreman was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 2, 1972, and received his commission on March 7, 1972. He served as Chief Judge from 1978 until March 31, 1979, when the districts of Illinois were reorganized and he was reassigned by operation of law to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois. He then served as Chief Judge of his new district until 1992, assuming senior status on June 1, 1992, and assuming inactive senior status May 12, 2007. He died on June 3, 2012, in Paducah, Kentucky.

References

  1. ^ James L. Foreman at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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Legal offices
Preceded byWilliam George Juergens Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
1972–1979 		Succeeded bySeat abolished
Preceded byHenry Seiler Wise Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois
1978–1979 		Succeeded byOffice abolished
Preceded bySeat established by 93 Stat. 6 Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
1979–1992 		Succeeded byJohn Phil Gilbert
Preceded byRobert Dale Morgan Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois
1979–1992 		Succeeded byWilliam Donald Stiehl
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