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.

Contents

• 1 Education and career
• 2 Federal judicial service
• 3 References
• 4 Sources

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 V*ar, Michigan from 1951 to 1965. He was a Circuit Judge of the 40th Judicial Circuit of Michigan from 1965 to 1974.

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, *uming senior status on December 31, 1989. He died on June 29, 2020, aged 96.

References

Sources

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