James Paul Churchill
1924–2020 · Imlay City, MI
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan | Judge | Gerald Ford (Republican) | Dec 20, 1974 | Death, Jun 29, 2020 |
Education
- University of Michigan, B.B.A., 1947
- University of Michigan Law School, LL.B., 1950
Professional Career
U.S. Army, 1943-1946; Private practice, Vassar, Michigan, 1951-1965; Judge, Michigan Circuit Court, Fortieth Judicial Circuit, 1965-1974; Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 1989-1990
Opinions on This Site
76 opinions from 1976 to 1996
- Hartsel v. Keys 1996
- Sherman L.G. Noble v. Janice Schmitt and Connie Stevens 1996
- Schaffer v. A.O. Smith Harvestore Products, Inc. 1996
- United States v. Ulysses Tines (94-5920), Glynn Bridgeforth (94-5923), and Belinda Marshall (94-5926) 1995
- Duncan v. Coffee County 1995
- Robert R. Bridewell Stanley McAlpin Daisy S. Pearl Melville F. Walker and Eddie C. Rogers v. The Cincinnati Reds 1995
- Jimmy D. HENLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, Defendant-Appellee 1995
- Michael Charles Ward v. Dennis Dyke Fred Christians Robert J. Mayer Sherry Burt, Dan Bolden Donald Houseworth Robert Brown, Jr. David Haskell, Warden 1995
- United States v. Lundin (In re Production Steel, Inc.) 1995
- United States v. T.F.F., a Juvenile Male 1995
- Mattie Tolton and Ronald Tolton v. American Biodyne, Inc. 1995
- United States v. Robert Braggs (92-3804) Avery Clemmons (92-3805) and Norman McCrary (92-3806) 1994
- United States v. Jerry Ted Brown 1994
- General Drivers, Salesmen & Warehousemen's Local Union No. 984 v. Malone & Hyde, Inc. 1994
- United States v. Gerald Lee Fletcher 1994
- Ed Plaut, His Wife v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc. 1993
- National Labor Relations Board v. Children's Hospital of Michigan Henry Ford Health System and Mount Clemens General Hospital 1993
- United States v. Florencia Y. Walker (92-3135) and Tanya M. Powell (92-3136) 1993
- Johnson City Medical Center v. United States 1993
- Plaut v. Spendthrift Farm, Inc. 1993
- United States v. Ronald Finch 1993
- Tobin v. Astra Pharmaceutical Products, Inc. 1993
- Michael G. Levine v. Patricia Torvik, Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Intervenor-Appellant 1993
- Obron Atlantic Corp. v. Barr 1993
- Samuel Raymond and Shirley J. Raymond v. United States 1993
- Gerald M. HILMES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee 1993
- Lorain NAACP v. Lorain Board of Education 1992
- Vicki Frey v. Richard J. Gangwish II 1992
- DWG Corp. v. Granada Investments, Inc. 1992
- Granada Investments, Inc. v. DWG Corp. 1992
- Vincent J. Beddia and Betty Beddia v. Dwight Goodin, Jamboree Usa, Inc. 1992
- Market/media Research, Inc. v. Union-Tribune Publishing Company and Copley Press, Inc. 1992
- Vild v. Visconsi 1992
- Columbia Gas Transmission, Corporation v. Limited Corporation 1991
- Brookpark Entertainment, Inc. v. Taft 1991
- Duane R. Miller v. Barberton Municipal Court 1991
- United States v. Kenneth White 1991
- United States v. Denise Gregory 1991
- United States v. Vernon Barrett (90-5715), Eugene Little (90-5719) 1991
- United States v. Laura P. Lassiter 1991
- United States v. Robert G. Joseph 1990
- Orr v. Interstate Commerce Commission 1990
- Herbert A. Kelly v. Pittsburgh & Conneaut Dock Company 1990
- United States v. Tyrone Breckenridge 1990
- United States v. Calvin Cassidy 1990
- Robert E. McCOWN (85-5471), Willie Robinson (85-5472), Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee 1986
- Larry R. Williams v. Union Carbide Corporation 1986
- United States v. Johnny E. Reeves 1986
- Oliver Waggoner, Cross-Appellees (85-3240/3304), (85-3251) v. Howard Mosti, Cross-Appellants (85-3240/3304) (85-3251) 1986
- Charles Wesley and the Natural Rights Center v. David A. Collins, Coordinator of Elections and W.J. Michael Cody, Attorney General of Tennessee 1986
- United States v. Eddie Wayne Brummett 1986
- National Labor Relations Board v. Ford Brothers, Inc. 1986
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Jerry Brandel, Individually, and D/B/A Jerry Brandel Farms 1985
- Daniel C. Adair v. The Koppers Company, Inc. 1984
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. Lawrence, Dykes, Goodenberger, Bower & Clancy 1984
- Rex Ramey v. John Block, Secretary of Department of Agriculture 1984
- Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, United States Department of Labor v. Jerry Brandel, Individually, and D/B/A Jerry Brandel Farms 1984
- Bowman v. Stumbo 1984
- Harold W. FRALEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, Defendant-Appellee 1984
- Clay v. Johns-Manville Sales Corp. 1983
- United States v. Randall Lewis Crowder 1983
- Miller v. WFLI Radio Inc. 1982
- Wynette E. Bennett, Administratrix of the Estate of Edwin N. Bennett Deceased v. Enstrom Helicopter Corporation, a Michigan Corporation 1982
- Wynette E. Bennett, Administratrix of the Estate of Edwin N. Bennett Deceased v. Enstrom Helicopter Corporation, a Michigan Corporation 1982
- Hodges and Carter v. Metts, Kesselring and Boone, Hodges, Carter and Poll v. Landrieu and Porterfield 1982
- National Labor Relations Board v. Pennco, Inc. 1982
- Stanley M. Feil, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board 1982
- Leonard R. Stein-Sapir v. William Birdsell (80-3805), Florence Birdsell, Administratrix of the Estate of William Birdsell (81-3340) 1982
- National Labor Relations Board v. Fuelgas Company, Inc. 1982
- The Inland Seas Boat Company v. Buckeye Union Insurance Co. 1976
- United States v. Edward Bradley Guidry, and James David Sims 1976
- Mary Ann ABRAMS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donald E. JOHNSON Et Al., Defendants-Appellees 1976
- United States v. Callie Blaine Eisner 1976
- Terry S. Wardwell v. The Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Cincinnati 1976
- Federal Trade Commission v. David R. Markin, President of Checker Motors Corporation, and Checker Motors Corporation 1976
- Catherine Littleton v. Honorable Arthur O. Fisher and Honorable Harry E. Groves 1976