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James S. Gwin

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. Senior status since January 31, 2021.

Confirmed 100 to 0Confirmed from the official record
Appointed by
William J. Clinton
Nominated
July 31, 1997
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
September 30, 1997
Committee action
Reported (favorably), October 9, 1997
Senate vote
Recorded vote, 100 to 0
Confirmed
November 5, 1997
Commissioned
November 7, 1997
Senior status
Since January 31, 2021
American Bar Association rating
Well Qualified

Born 1954, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.

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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it

  • Private practice, Canton, Ohio, 1979-1989
  • Judge, Stark County [Ohio] Court of Common Pleas, 1989-1997

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