James Graham Jenkins
Judge Jenkins no longer hears cases. This profile is preserved as a historical record of how they ruled.
How Judge Jenkins decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
Procedural preferences
Jenkins treated preliminary injunctions as exceptional relief requiring a clear right, pressing necessity, and serious threatened injury; factual doubt favored awaiting a full trial.
“An interlocutory injunction operates somewhat in the nature of judgment and execution before trial. Without question, it is at times an appropriate remedy in the prevention of great wrong, but to authorize its issuance there must exist a pressing necessity.”
Federal jurisdiction had to appear affirmatively in the record and could not be supplied by equating residence with citizenship.
“‘residence’ and ‘citizenship’ are not synonymous terms.”
Cautions
A bankruptcy trustee had to remain neutral between debtor and creditors and conserve the estate rather than promote a composition scheme.
“In all matters between creditors and bankrupt he should stand indifferent.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“The writ of error is dismissed for want of jurisdiction.”
“We are constrained, therefore, to direct that the appeal be dismissed.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
Circuit judges do not carry a single assigned trial caseload. Jenkins's earlier Eastern District of Wisconsin service is outside this appellate record.
A historical record
Judge Jenkins no longer hears cases. This profile stays available as a record of how they ruled. If you're preparing for a matter, start from the court's current bench.