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'''James Earl Major''' (January 5, 1887 – January 4, 1972) was a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Illinois]] and a [[United States federal judge]].
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| office = [[Senior status|Senior Judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]]
| term_start = March 23, 1956
| term_end = January 4, 1972
| office1 = Chief Judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]]
| term_start1 = 1948
| term_end1 = 1954
| predecessor1 = [[William Morris Sparks]]
| successor1 = [[F. Ryan Duffy]]
| office2 = Judge of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]]
| term_start2 = March 23, 1937
| term_end2 = March 23, 1956
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| appointer2 = [[List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
| predecessor2 = [[Louis FitzHenry]]
| successor2 = [[John Simpson Hastings]]
| office3 = Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois]]
| term_start3 = June 12, 1933
| term_end3 = April 5, 1937<!--Termination date per FJC Bio, reflects oath date at Seventh Circuit.-->
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| appointer3 = [[List of federal judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt|Franklin D. Roosevelt]]
| predecessor3 = [[Louis FitzHenry]]
| successor3 = [[J. Leroy Adair]]
| state4 = [[Illinois]]
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| term_start4 = March 4, 1931
| term_end4 = October 6, 1933
| predecessor4 = [[Frank M. Ramey]]
| successor4 = [[Harry H. Mason]]
| term_start5 = March 4, 1927
| term_end5 = March 3, 1929
| predecessor5 = [[Loren E. Wheeler]]
| successor5 = [[Frank M. Ramey]]
| term_start6 = March 4, 1923
| term_end6 = March 3, 1925
| predecessor6 = [[Loren E. Wheeler]]
| successor6 = [[Loren E. Wheeler]]
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| birth_place = [[Donnellson, Illinois|Donnellson]], [[Illinois]]
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'''James Earl Major''' (January 5, 1887 – January 4, 1972) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician. He served as a [[United States representative]] from [[Illinois]], a [[United States federal judge|United States circuit judge]] of the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]] and a United States district judge of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois]].
Born in [[Donnellson, Illinois]], Major attended the common and high schools of his native city.
 
==Education and career==
He was graduated from [[Brown's Business College]] in 1907 and from the [[Illinois College of Law]] at Chicago in 1909.
He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1910 and commenced the practice of law in [[Hillsboro, Illinois]] in 1912. He served as prosecuting attorney of [[Montgomery County, Illinois]] from 1912 to 1920.
 
Born in [[Donnellson, Illinois|Donnellson]], [[Illinois]], Major attended the common and high schools of his native city. He graduated from [[Brown's Business College]] in 1907 and from the [[Illinois College of Law]] (now [[DePaul University College of Law]]) at [[Chicago]] in 1909. He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] in 1910 and commenced the practice of law in [[Hillsboro, Illinois|Hillsboro]], Illinois in 1912. He served as prosecuting attorney of [[Montgomery County, Illinois|Montgomery County]], Illinois from 1912 to 1920.<ref name="auto">{{Biographical Directory of Congress|M000073|inline=yes}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{FJC Bio|1467|nid=1384256|name=James Earl Major<!--(1887–1972)-->}}</ref>
Major was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[68th United States Congress|Sixty-eighth]] Congress, serving from March 4, 1923 to March 3, 1925. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the [[69th United States Congress|Sixty-ninth]] Congress. He resumed the practice of the legal profession in [[Hillsboro, Illinois]], until he was elected to the [[70th United States Congress|Seventieth]] Congress, serving from March 4, 1927 to March 3, 1929. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the [[71st United States Congress|Seventy-first]] Congress, but was elected to the [[72nd United States Congress|Seventy-second]] Congress, and to the [[73rd United States Congress|Seventy-third]] Congress and served from March 4, 1931, until his resignation October 6, 1933, having been appointed to the bench. During his final term, he was one of the managers appointed by the House of Representatives in 1933 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against [[Harold Louderback]], judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]].
 
==Congressional service==
On June 12, 1933, Major received a [[recess appointment]] from President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois]] vacated by [[Louis FitzHenry]]. Formally nominated on January 8, 1934, Major was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on January 23, 1934, and received his commission on January 26, 1934.
 
Major was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[68th United States Congress|68th]] [[United States Congress]], serving from March 4, 1923, to March 3, 1925. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1924 to the [[69th United States Congress|69th]] Congress. He resumed the practice law in Hillsboro until he was elected to the [[70th United States Congress|70th]] Congress, serving from March 4, 1927, to March 3, 1929. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1928 to the [[71st United States Congress|71st]] Congress, but was elected to the [[72nd United States Congress|72nd]] and [[73rd United States Congress|73rd]] Congresses and served from March 4, 1931, until his resignation on October 6, 1933, having been appointed to the bench. During his final term, he was one of the managers appointed by the [[United States House of Representatives]] in 1933 to conduct the impeachment proceedings against [[Harold Louderback]], Judge of the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of California]].<ref name="auto"/>
On March 9, 1937, Roosevelt nominated Major for elevation to a seat on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]] also vacated by [[Louis FitzHenry]]. Major was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 17, 1937, and received his commission on March 23, 1937. He served as chief judge from 1948 to 1954, assuming [[senior status]] on March 23, 1956. He thereafter served part time as senior judge on the Court of Appeals and various United States district courts.
 
==Federal judicial service==
He resided in [[Hillsboro, Illinois]], until his death there on January 4, 1972. He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.
 
Major received a [[recess appointment]] from President [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] on June 12, 1933, to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois]] vacated by Judge [[Louis FitzHenry]]. He was nominated to the same position by President Roosevelt on January 8, 1934. He was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on January 23, 1934, and received his commission on January 26, 1934. His service terminated on April 5, 1937, due to his elevation to the Seventh Circuit.<ref name="auto1"/>
 
Major was nominated by President Roosevelt on March 9, 1937, to a seat on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit]] vacated by Judge [[Louis FitzHenry]]. He was confirmed by the Senate on March 17, 1937, and received his commission on March 23, 1937. He served as Chief Judge from 1948 to 1954 and served as a member of the [[Judicial Conference of the United States]] from 1949 to 1954. He assumed [[senior status]] on March 23, 1956.
 
==Death==
Major died on January 4, 1972, in Hillsboro, where he had resided.<ref name="auto1"/><ref name="auto"/> He was interred in Oak Grove Cemetery.<ref name="auto"/>
 
==References==
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* {{FJC Bio|1467}}
==Sources==
* {{Biographical Directory of Congress|M000073}}
* {{FJC Bio|1467|nid=1384256|name=James Earl Major<!--(1887–1972)-->}}
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==External links==
* [httphttps://history.montgomeryco.com/Default.aspx?&id=19548&tabid=981 James Earl Major] Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois
 
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