James Earl Major
1887–1972 · Donnellson, IL
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois | Judge | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Jan 26, 1934 | Appointment to Another Judicial Position, Apr 6, 1937 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit | Judge | Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) | Mar 23, 1937 | Death, Jan 4, 1972 |
Education
- Illinois College of Law (now DePaul University College of Law)
- Read law, 1910
Professional Career
Private practice, Hillsboro, Illinois, 1910-1912; State's attorney, Montgomery County, Illinois, 1912-1920; U.S. representative from Illinois, 1923-1925, 1927-1933; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1949-1954
Opinions on This Site
Showing 100 of 2,053 opinions from 1935 to 1972
- Fed. Sec. L. Rep. P 93,474 Alexander Tcherepnin v. Robert Franz, J. J. Lowenthal, Class of Intervening 1972
- United States v. Patrick Carl Gast 1972
- United States v. Robert Lee Hager 1972
- United States v. Allan Lee Heigl 1972
- Eugene A. Wahl and Vibra Screw Feeders, Inc. v. Carrier Manufacturing Co., Inc. 1972
- Frank J. Brown, Jr. v. Wisconsin State Department of Public Welfare 1972
- United States of America for the Use and Benefit of Kelly-Mohrhusen Co., Inc., a Wisconsin Corporation v. Merle A. Patnode Co., Limited 1972
- Federated Mutual Implement & Hardware Insurance Company v. Florence Bunch 1972
- United States v. William H. Kenner 1972
- Katherine M. HARRIS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL TEA COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee 1971
- O. D. Nickols v. John R. Gagnon 1971
- John Kirk v. United States 1971
- United States of America Ex Rel. Donald Somerville v. State of Illinois 1971
- Sergio Tupacyupanqui-Marin v. Immigration and Naturalization Service 1971
- Wally Shelby v. George W. Phend, Warden, Indiana State Prison, Succeeded by Russell E. Lash, Since This Cause Was Initiated 1971
- United States v. Phillip C. Johnson 1971
- John L. Grande and Virginia C. Grande v. General Motors Corporation 1971
- John P. Phillips v. Daniel Shannon, President of the Chicago Park District, Etc. 1971
- Leona F. Bartell v. Wilbur Cohen, Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare 1971
- National Labor Relations Board v. Brake Parts Company 1971
- John M. King, and v. Ben T. Stevenson, And 1971
- United States v. Frank Nittl 1971
- United States v. Robert Michael Hanahan 1971
- Richard Lee Baldwin v. Andrew Lewis, Acting Superintendent of Milwaukee County Detention Home 1971
- Kahn v. Midwest Engineering & Equipment Co. 1971
- New Alaska Development Corp., Alaska Housing Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board 1971
- Mayfrey Mays, Administratrix of the Estate of Daniel Mays, Deceased v. Dealers Transit, Inc., Harold L. Flannery, Donald F. Scalise, and George Mays 1971
- United States ex rel. Raby v. Woods 1971
- Illinois Tool Works, Inc. v. Sweetheart Plastics, Inc., Maryland Cup Corporation, and Sweetheart Cup Corporation 1971
- United States of America Ex Rel. Charles Singleton v. Joseph I. Woods, Sheriff of Cook County 1971
- George Winston Hall v. United States 1971
- Madge Schultz v. Wayland Schultz 1971
- Douglas Equipment Co., Inc., a Corporation v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co., a Corporation 1970
- United States v. James Mirro and Robert McDonnell 1970
- Lake City Foundry Company, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board v. Lake City Foundry Employees Union 1970
- Baker Manufacturing Company v. Whitewater Manufacturing Company 1970
- Richard A. Lauchli, Jr. v. United States 1970
- United States v. Daniel Escobedo, Also Known as Danny Escobedo 1970
- Scott Paper Company, and Cross-Appellee v. Fort Howard Paper Company, and Cross-Appellant 1970
- Louis French v. William Corrigan and John MacKay and William v. Hopf and Edward Van De Houten, Jr. 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Donald Somerville v. State of Illinois 1970
- United States v. Gerald D. Goff 1970
- William J. Mathis and Margaret Mathis v. United States 1970
- Joel Franklin Levine v. United States 1970
- Arensman v. Brown 1970
- Banks v. Muncie Community Schools 1970
- United States v. James Higgins, United States of America v. James Higgins 1970
- United States of America Ex Rel. Thomas Lemon v. Frank Pate, Warden 1970
- Craig v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp. 1970
- United States v. Harry Schennault 1970
- Efrain Santos v. United States of America, Lewis Ward v. United States 1970
- United States ex rel. Howard Steel Co. v. United Pacific Insurance 1970
- United States v. Gene James Shermeister 1970
- United States v. Richard Albert Lauchli, Jr. 1970
- Insurance Co. of North America v. Citizens Insurance 1970
- John Mohr & Sons v. Apex Terminal Warehouses, Inc. And O. W. Martin 1970
- United States v. Robert Joseph Freeston 1970
- Balzano v. Aero-Dyne Corp. 1970
- Lambert Incorporated v. Starbrand Sales Corp. 1970
- Robert K. Domer v. P. G. Smith, Warden, United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute, Indiana 1970
- Edna M. Smith and Noble Smith v. Uniroyal, Inc. 1970
- Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad v. Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Co. 1969
- The Red Cross Drug Company v. National Labor Relations Board, National Labor Relations Board v. The Red Cross Drug Company 1969
- United States Ex Rel. Harley J. Beal, Relator-Appellant v. Michael Skaff, Warden, Wisconsin State Reformatory 1969
- United States v. Robert Cerrito 1969
- Super Food Services, Inc. v. United States 1969
- The Laidlaw Corporation v. National Labor Relations Board 1969
- United States v. Charles Spencer, A/K/A Jesse 1969
- Efrain Santos v. United States 1969
- Lewis Ward v. United States 1969
- United States v. Musa F. Isa 1969
- National Labor Relations Board v. The American Bakery and Confectionery Workers' Local Union 300, Afl-Cio 1969
- United States v. Carlton C. Draper 1969
- General Foods Corporation v. Carnation Company 1969
- United States ex rel. Worlow v. Pate 1969
- United States of America Ex Rel. Andrew Green v. Frank J. Pate, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary 1969
- United States v. James A. White 1969
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company v. National Labor Relations Board 1969
- Paper Converting MacHine Co., Inc. v. F M C Corporation 1969
- Anthony J. Scherer, Jr. v. Kenneth Morrow 1969
- Lorine Watkins v. The Chicago Housing Authority 1969
- United States v. Gene Bates 1969
- United States of America Ex Rel. Harold Lloyd v. Frank J. Pate, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Joliet, Illinois 1969
- United States of America Ex Rel. William Lawrence, Relator-Appellant v. Max P. Frye, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Menard Branch 1969
- United States Ex Rel. Billy Lee Glenn v. Frank J. Pate, Warden 1969
- Martha Jean Lentz v. Christian H. Schafer 1968
- United States of America Ex Rel. Edward A. Anderson v. Frank J. Pate, Warden 1968
- Joseph Zahora v. Harnischfeger Corporation 1968
- The Globe Tool & Engineering Company v. Ram Tool Corporation 1968
- Great Lakes Stamp & Mfg. Co., Inc., and v. Reese Finer Foods, Inc., Chicago Paper Company and Weldotron Corporation, And 1968
- Lynda L. Choate v. Caterpillar Tractor Company 1968
- Robert Joe Robins v. United States 1968
- Woodrow H. Gauthier v. John C. Burke, Warden 1968
- Desert Palace, Inc. v. Salisbury 1968
- Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Wagner-Morehouse, Inc., Continental Air Lines, Inc. v. Wagner-Morehouse, Inc. 1968
- Josephine Miskunas v. Union Carbide Corporation 1968
- Warren H. Byrd v. Ward Lane, Warden of Indiana State Prison and David P. Morton, Superintendent of Dr. Norman B. Beatty Memorial Hospital 1968
- United States of America Ex Rel. Larry Richardson v. Joseph C. Vitek, Warden, Illinois State Penitentiary, Pontiac, Illinois 1968
- National Dairy Products Corporation v. Federal Trade Commission 1968
- Donald Lee Schnoor v. C. E. Linkiewicz, Carl W. Larson, First State Bank of Calumet City and Wally Troyan 1968