Background
Alesia, James Henry was born on July 16, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Alesia, James Henry was born on July 16, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Bachelor of Science, Loyola University, Chicago, 1956. Juris Doctor, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, 1960. Graduate National Judicial College,, University Nevada, 1976.
He was in private practice in Chicago Heights from 1960 to 1963, and was then an attorney for the Chicago and North Western Transportation Company from 1963 to 1970, returning to private practice in Minneapolis, Minnesota from 1970 to 1971. He was an assistant United States Attorney of the Northern District of Illinois from 1971 to 1973. He was trial counsel to the Chessie System in 1973.
He was an Administrative Law Judge for the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security Administration from 1973 to 1980, and for the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission from 1980 to 1982.
He then returned to private practice in Chicago, from 1982 to 1987. On February 2, 1987, Alesia was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by George North. Leighton.
Alesia was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 19, 1987, and received his commission on May 20, 1987. He assumed senior status due to a certified disability on February 1, 1998, serving in that capacity until his death, in Chicago.
Member Federal Bar Association, Justinian Society Lawyers, Celtic Legal Society.
Married Kathryn P. Gibbons, July 8, 1961. Children:Brian J., Daniel J. Bachelor of Science Loyola University, 1956.