James Paul Churchill

James Paul Churchill (April 10, 1924 – June 29, 2020) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

James Paul Churchill
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
In office December 31, 1989 – June 29, 2020
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	(1924-04-10)April 10, 1924 Imlay City, Michigan
Died	June 29, 2020(2020-06-29) (aged 96) Harbor Springs, Michigan
Education	University of Michigan (B.B.A.) University of Michigan Law School (LL.B.)

Education and career

Churchill was born in Imlay City, Michigan. He served in the United States Army during World War II from 1943 to 1946 in a field artillery battery of the 103rd Infantry Division. His unit was in France, Germany, and Austria. After Army service, 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] He died on June 29, 2020, aged 96.^[2]

See also

• List of United States federal judges by longevity of service

References

1. James Paul Churchill at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
2. Fleming, Leonard N. (July 1, 2020). "James P. Churchill, longtime federal judge, dead at 96". Detroit News. Archived from the original on July 2, 2020. Retrieved July 2, 2020.

Sources

• James Paul Churchill at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

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.