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'''James L. Graham''' (born 1939) is a [[Senior Status|Senior]] [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio]].
==Education and career==
Born in [[Columbus, Ohio]], Graham received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Ohio State University]] in 1962 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Ohio State University College of Law]] that same year. He was thereafter in private practice in Columbus until 1986.▼
▲Born in [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]], [[Ohio]], Graham received a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree from [[Ohio State University]] in 1962 and a [[Juris Doctor]] from [[Ohio State University College of Law]] that same year. He was thereafter in private practice in Columbus until 1986.<ref>https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/graham-james-l.</ref>
On August 15, 1986, Graham was nominated by President [[Ronald Reagan]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio]] vacated by [[Robert Morton Duncan]]. Graham was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on September 25, 1986, and received his commission the following day. He served as chief judge from 2003 to 2004, assuming [[senior status]] on August 31, 2004.▼
==Federal judicial service==
▲On August 15, 1986, Graham was nominated by President [[Ronald Reagan]] to a seat on the [[United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio]] vacated by Judge [[Robert Morton Duncan]]. Graham was confirmed by the [[United States Senate]] on September 25, 1986, and received his commission the following day. He served as
==Notable case==
Like many district judges on senior status, Graham occasionally serves with the [[Court of Appeals]] on a rotating basis. While serving with the [[Sixth Circuit|Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals]], he supplied a [[dissenting opinion]] on a decision upholding the [[Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act]] mandate to purchase health insurance.
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