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James Herbert Wilkerson

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James Herbert Wilkerson
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
December 31, 1940 – September 30, 1948
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
In office
July 18, 1922 – December 31, 1940
Appointed byWarren G. Harding
Preceded byKenesaw Mountain Landis
Succeeded bySeat abolished
Personal details
Born
James Herbert Wilkerson

(1869-12-11)December 11, 1869
Savannah, Missouri
DiedSeptember 30, 1948(1948-09-30) (aged 78)
EducationDePauw University (A.B.)
James H Wilkerson Law Diploma
James Wilkerson presidential acceptance of resignation

James Herbert Wilkerson (December 11, 1869 – September 30, 1948) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

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<i>Announcer: The following</i> <i>is a presentation of</i> <i>Tomorrow's World.</i> And greetings friends around the world! Soon coming religious events will definitely change your entire life. I'm not talking about "nicey-nice" stuff. I am talking about really bad stuff, scary stuff, if you could come to understand. <i>Millions of Protestants</i> <i>and others in our</i> <i>western world go to church</i> <i>at least part of the time.</i> <i>They sing, they clap,</i> <i>they try to bond with</i> <i>their fellow churchgoers</i> <i>and try to feel good</i> <i>about themselves.</i> But this will not continue for too many more years. For most of these people are totally deceived. Nearly all of their own Protestant pollsters acknowledge that very few of these churchgoers really understand and study the Bible. Most are not convinced that the Bible is totally inspired and is God's instruction book. So if their ministers begin to pervert the biblical teachings, and teach un-biblical ideas, then these confused people often don't realize what is happening or simply don't even care. But, there is a very real Satan the Devil. Here is how God describes this powerful spirit being. As we go into this program, I want you to turn to your own Bible if you have one handy. Check up on me! Please don't just believe me. You believe what your Bible actually says. Then it will mean something to you. This is the Word of God. See what the Bible actually says. Turn to Revelation chapter 12, Revelation chapter 12 and verse 9, describing Satan the Devil at the time of the end: Is that clear? Your Bible says Satan deceives the WHOLE world. And then as I will explain in a moment that tremendous spirit war begins to break up when Satan is finally cast out and brought down to this earth and a soon-coming spirit war, ALL HELL is going to break loose. Far more violent murders, rapes, perverted tortures, are beginning to take place. These things will happen! These weird crimes will be attributed to mentally ill people. Yet the fact is that Satan's demons will be heavily involved. These fallen spirits are absolute rebels against God and everything the true God stands for. Along with Satan these demons always try to hurt, to discourage, and to destroy God's highest creation- the human race. So the civil authorities will not understand what they are actually dealing with. Once Satan is cast down, strange violence, instances of torture, perverted rape, all kinds of weird things, terrible things, are going to break out. Then, a very powerful force will arise in central Europe which will change your entire life and everything around you. You need to understand, my friends! You need to act! Stay tuned! ♪ My friends, think of the many religious wars which swept over Europe for centuries. Picture the huge cemeteries holding the remains of thousands of people killed because of these so-called religious wars. <i>Have you seen pictures</i> <i>of people being tortured</i> <i>to death or tortured</i> <i>on the "rack" during</i> <i>the religious persecutions</i> <i>of the so-called Dark Ages?</i> <i>You think that this</i> <i>can't happen again?</i> Think again! And notice again God's inspired description of our near future. Turn again to Revelation 12 and we will begin now in verse 7. Read it in your own Bible. Revelation 12:7, in the first few verses he is describing how Christ was born and how the early church had to flee to a Place of Safety in the wilderness. Verse 7, it goes ahead hundreds of years at this point, frankly... <i>So Satan is stirred up</i> <i>once again at the time</i> <i>of the end.</i> <i>Satan is that great</i> <i>dragon!</i> All kinds of demons are suddenly cast out to the earth near the time of the end. That is going to happen. You are going to experience this, most of you. <i>Satan is the accuser.</i> By the precious blood of Jesus Christ, through Christ's forgiveness and God's Holy Spirit, they were able to overcome. <i>Some of them had wished</i> <i>to die, frankly,</i> <i>it had gotten so bad.</i> At the very end Satan's wrath leads to terrible trouble, terrible religious persecution. Think about this! What did Jesus Christ say about these terrible things? A time of terrible persecution at the time of the end. <i>And, of course, he</i> <i>persecuted God's true</i> <i>Church or will do that.</i> <i>The "woman" the true</i> <i>church now was...</i> Not up to heaven! Not in a rapture! But she will flee into the wilderness. And heaven is never called wilderness. It's not a rapture! The church flees to the wilderness... <i>God takes care</i> <i>of His true people.</i> For three and a half years they are supernaturally protected-those who are willing to obey God. Notice again, now, what Jesus said, because He talked about this same time and these same things. Turn if you would to Matthew chapter 24, Matthew chapter 24 and let's begin reading here in verse 3. His disciples ask Him... <i>Not 70 AD,</i> <i>but the end of the age.</i> <i>He started right out,</i> <i>talking about false ministers,</i> <i>false teachers.</i> So there are all kinds of little wars, as you know, breaking out all through Africa, Central and South America, Southeast Asia, all over the world more than ever before. All kinds of ethnic conflicts and little wars. It's happening right now. These things are building up to the final grand smash climax of this earth and this world's society. Individual nations, then he uses a different Greek word for kingdom meaning alliances of nations, WORLD WAR at the time of the end. <i>That is the next thing,</i> <i>lack of food.</i> <i>You are going to see it soon.</i> Disease epidemics will also begin very soon to afflict our people in the western world. They will get worse. Luke's account in Luke 21 says, "great earthquakes." <i>They are going</i> <i>to take a few years.</i> <i>These things</i> <i>have to start happening.</i> Who is "you?" He is talking to His disciples. He is talking about true Christians at the time of the end. "you" (true Christians) The true Christians will be hated by ALL nations. This is not a small thing. This is a MASSIVE hatred against true Christians and true Christianity at the time of the end, and it is building right now! Terrible persecution is definitely coming. Do you really understand what to do? Will you be ready? Notice how Almighty God inspired the Apostle Paul to describe this coming religious apostasy and the genuine persecution or the persecution of genuine Christians- real persecution. Turn to 2 Thessalonians, if you would my friends. 2 Thessalonians in your own Bible and see what God inspired the Apostle Paul to write. It is talking about our time, as you will see. 2 Thessalonians chapter 2, verse 1, turn in your Bible: <i>So he is talking about</i> <i>our time just ahead</i> <i>of us when Christ returns.</i> <i>Don't be upset.</i> Demons trying to deceive you. <i>False letters pretending</i> <i>to come from Paul</i> <i>or God's true ministers.</i> <i>Lots of things have got</i> <i>to happen first.</i> <i>WATCH those things!</i> And, frankly, most of the commentaries acknowledge that the best translation is rebellion. The great rebellion comes first. A massive rebellion against God, against the true God of the Bible, against every vestige of what we used to believe- many people in this country at least-against decency. A rebellion against the true God and His way. A great rebellion comes first. This man really exalts himself. He acts like a superhero. He acts like he is God. He sits at a great temple, showing himself that he is god. You see, and he just acts very important so... <i>He wants people</i> <i>that worship him.</i> "I warned you about this in person," Paul says, "but now I am telling you in writing." The New King James which we are using and is more accurate- the Greek word here is "anomos" meaning against law. <i>He is obviously talking</i> <i>about the Law of God.</i> <i>He says...</i> <i>So it comes right up</i> <i>to Christ's coming.</i> <i>He will consume with...</i> <i>This man is going to be</i> <i>ultimately destroyed</i> <i>"with the brightness</i> <i>of His coming"</i> <i>as you read back</i> <i>in Revelation 19:20.</i> <i>Notice that it</i> <i>is Satan involved.</i> Power. Signs. And lying wonders. You are going to see more false miracles. You are going to see more weird things happening in the future that are false miracles. Do you learn to love the Truth? Do you study this book where you can really understand what's going on or do you just read it carelessly? Do you just read the 23rd Psalm for comfort or do you read through this whole book to understand the mind of God, the Plan of God, all the events that are starting to happen right now that will affect your life? You need to understand! Prove these things! Don't be afraid of it, look into it and prove it. And so he describes how many people do not look to the love of the Truth... <i>They did not believe</i> <i>the Truth, but...</i> We need to understand that this whole system that is going to rise up will involve false miracles, power, lying wonders. So, let's understand what this is talking about. At this point, my friends, I want to offer you what is undoubtedly the most powerful and shocking booklet we have ever published. This booklet is entitled, Satan's Counterfeit Christianity. We will send you this very eye-opening booklet, Satan's Counterfeit Christianity, absolutely free upon your request. This booklet will give you the real answers as to how this world has been massively deceived far beyond what most people realize. This booklet, Satan's Counterfeit Christianity, is filled with documented proof from respected histories and encyclopedias. You can check it up. They're not odd ball things, they are references from respected sources. So call us or write us immediately and request your absolutely free copy of Satan's Counterfeit Christianity. That's all you need. Just ask for the booklet on Counterfeit Christianity. You can also order this booklet on our website at TomorrowsWorld.org. And you can follow us at Tomorrow's World on Facebook and on Twitter. Act now! <i>Announcer: To receive</i> <i>this program's offer</i> <i>absolutely free,</i> <i>or if you would</i> <i>like more information,</i> <i>call the number shown</i> <i>or visit our website online</i> <i>at tomorrowsworld.org.</i> <i>Or you can write us</i> <i>at the address shown.</i> ♪ <i>Announcer: With this offer,</i> <i>you will also receive</i> <i>your free subscription</i> <i>to "Tomorrow's World"</i> <i>magazine full</i> <i>of timely articles</i> <i>and unique insights</i> <i>on today's</i> <i>important issues.</i> <i>"Tomorrow's World"</i> <i>magazine keeps you</i> <i>up to date</i> <i>with world trends,</i> <i>bible prophecy,</i> <i>and the very meaning</i> <i>of life itself.</i> <i>"Tomorrow's World"...</i> <i>Call now!</i> Now back to our topic, my friends, "Satan's Counterfeit Christianity." Turn with me in your own Bible to Revelation 13. Revelation 13, you will notice in the first few verses he is talking about, obviously, the Roman Empire that rose after its great fall in 476 and revived in 554, but it in Revelation 13, verse 11, he talks about another force, another "beast." He says... <i>We know who the dragon</i> <i>is, Satan the Devil.</i> <i>So he exercised the power</i> <i>of the Roman Empire.</i> The beast was killed, in a sense brought down, in 476-the fall of the Roman Empire- revived in 554, then a great power began to sit on the Roman Empire and a great false prophet began to arise. Think about it! During this coming time as it describes here in verse 15, this man was... They are going to force people to believe in them, force people to believe in their false miracles, force people to believe in the false prophet and this whole system. For Satan the Devil, my friends, truly is the great deceiver. And he has foisted a "Counterfeit Christianity" on all of humanity. A good counterfeit 100 dollar bill looks very much like the genuine. You look at it- it looks very real. But it isn't really worth anything! Counterfeit Christianity is not God's Christianity. It looks like the original. Satan is very clever. But it isn't! Now notice Paul's inspired warning about these things in 2 Corinthians 11, 2 Corinthians 11, here is the Apostle Paul's warning in 2 Corinthians 11 about false ministers that were to come. Turn there with me if you would. 2 Corinthians 11, verse 3: <i>Satan is very crafty.</i> <i>A whole different message.</i> "You people are so mixed up you might put up with it," Paul was warning. And we are that way today. Most of you realize that I hope. In verse 13 he continues, <i>These men look good</i> <i>on the surface.</i> <i>They are "transforming"</i> <i>themselves into</i> <i>apostles of Christ.</i> <i>Satan looks good.</i> <i>He looks good,</i> <i>but he isn't.</i> <i>Whose ministers?</i> <i>He is talking about Satan.</i> <i>It is Satan's ministers.</i> Most of them say, "You don't have to have any works." God says you do. So, think about it! Satan has false ministers. <i>Now notice in Acts 20</i> <i>if you would.</i> <i>And let's begin reading</i> <i>here in verse 28,</i> <i>this is Paul's</i> <i>last warning</i> <i>to the Ephesian elders.</i> <i>He said in verse 28;</i> <i>"church of God"</i> <i>That's the name</i> <i>of God's Church-</i> <i>mentioned 12 times</i> <i>in your Bible.</i> <i>He purchased God's Church</i> <i>with the blood of Jesus.</i> <i>False ministers.</i> <i>Wrong things.</i> Paul cried out to them, "Please wake up! Don't go along with this false teaching that's starting to creep in and took over the Christian church." Think about it! <i>Again, my friends,</i> <i>I invite you to call us</i> <i>or write us to request</i> <i>your free copy</i> <i>of this startling booklet,</i> <i>Satan's Counterfeit</i> <i>Christianity.</i> <i>You will see that this</i> <i>eye-opening booklet</i> <i>will be something</i> <i>beyond anything you have</i> <i>ever understood before.</i> <i>Satan's Counterfeit</i> <i>Christianity</i> <i>is absolutely free</i> <i>upon your request.</i> <i>It will give you</i> <i>the real answers</i> <i>as to how this world</i> <i>has been massively deceived</i> <i>far beyond what</i> <i>most people realize.</i> <i>This booklet, Satan's</i> <i>Counterfeit Christianity,</i> <i>is filled with documented proof</i> from respected histories and encyclopedias so you can be sure. Call us or write us immediately and request your free copy of Satan's Counterfeit Christianity. That's all you need! You can also order this booklet on our website at TomorrowsWorld.org or on Tomorrow's World on Facebook and on Twitter. Act now! <i>Announcer: To receive this</i> <i>program's offer</i> <i>absolutely free,</i> <i>or if you would like</i> <i>more information,</i> <i>call the number shown</i> <i>or visit our website online</i> <i>at tomorrowsworld.org.</i> <i>Or you can write us</i> <i>at the address shown.</i> <i> ♪</i> <i>Announcer: With this offer,</i> <i>you will also receive</i> <i>your free subscription</i> <i>to "Tomorrow's World"</i> <i>magazine full</i> <i>of timely articles</i> <i>and unique insights</i> <i>on today's</i> <i>important issues.</i> <i>"Tomorrow's World"</i> <i>magazine keeps you</i> <i>up to date</i> <i>with world trends,</i> <i>bible prophecy,</i> <i>and the very meaning</i> <i>of life itself.</i> <i>"Tomorrow's World"...</i> <i>Call now!</i> My friends, both your physical and your eternal life are at stake right now! Yes, the prophesied Great Tribulation will occur within the lifetimes of most of you. You will either obey the God of the Bible or you will go along with the traditions of men and follow this false system and Satan's counterfeit Christianity. You will either have God's divine protection, or you won't. Please do not allow yourself to be fooled by a very clever "Counterfeit Christianity" fostered by Satan the Devil. Notice what Jesus Christ said. Think about what Christ warned us about clearly in the Sermon on the Mount. Turn to Matthew 7 in your Bible-it's there. <i>Matthew 7:21,</i> <i>Jesus says,</i> <i>"Not everyone who</i> <i>says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,"</i> <i>"Oh, I just follow you.</i> <i>I love the Lord.</i> <i>How good it is to know the</i> <i>Lord today," they say.</i> That's the key, are you willing to do what God says? <i>They will often think</i> <i>the demons of ignorance</i> <i>and superstition.</i> <i>Jesus Christ said</i> <i>to these people</i> <i>who think they</i> <i>have been serving Him...</i> Wow! "'I NEVER knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!'" Here it is again, "anomos", the word that means against law. The people that have watered down God's law and say, "All you need is grace. You don't need to obey God's law. All you need is to follow all these ceremonies and traditions of men and this great system that is so interesting. You don't need to do what God says." No, you DO need to do what God says. Notice again what Jesus described and what Jesus warned us about in Luke 6. Turn with me in your Bible. Here it is again. Luke chapter 6, verse 46, Luke chapter 6, verse 46, Jesus said, "But WHY do you call me 'Lord, Lord,..." People are always saying, "How good it is to know the Lord this morning. Oh, we love the Lord." Oh you do? What is the love of God? Turn to 1 John 5:3, 1 John 5:3, <i>Plural-all TEN of them.</i> <i>They are not too hard.</i> <i>This is the love of God</i> <i>that we do what He says,</i> <i>that he keeps</i> <i>His commandments.</i> <i>But they don't like that.</i> <i>They don't want a God</i> <i>to tell them what to do.</i> <i>Jesus said, "But why do</i> <i>you call Me 'Lord, Lord,'</i> <i>and not do the things</i> <i>which I say?"</i> <i>Think about it!</i> Will you take the time to genuinely study this book -the Bible- find out what's in it? Are you willing to act on the Truth? You've got to act on the Truth not just talk about it. Not just say, "I love the Lord," but be willing to do what God says. "This is the love of God that we keep His commandments" - plural. Turn to it, 1 John 5:3, that's how you love God. You let Christ live His life in you. And as I have quoted so often my favorite verse, Galatians 2:20, Galatians chapter 2, verse 20, Paul said: <i>"I live" - I am still</i> <i>alive physically.</i> That's the key. Does Christ live in you? Does He keep God's commandments as He did in physical life, setting us an example? Do you do that through God's Spirit within you? <i>Not just</i> <i>faith in, but get the</i> <i>original, the faith "OF"</i> Christ living His life in you and having the faith and surrender to God to trust that that will work out right and put your trust in God and do what He says. You have to do your part to be in God's coming Kingdom, to be protected from these coming times just ahead. The decision is yours. My friends, tune in again every week to Tomorrow's World program. 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Education and career

Born in Savannah, Missouri, Wilkerson received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from DePauw University in 1889. He was in private practice in Chicago, Illinois from 1893 to 1922. He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives in 1902, and was a county attorney of Cook County, Illinois from 1903 to 1904. He was a special assistant to the Attorney General of the United States from 1906 to 1911, and was then the United States Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois from 1911 to 1914. He was Chairman of the Illinois Public Utilities Commission from 1919 to 1921.[1]

Federal judicial service

On July 11, 1922, Wilkerson was nominated by President Warren G. Harding to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois vacated by Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis. Wilkerson was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 18, 1922, and received his commission the same day. He assumed senior status on December 31, 1940, serving in that capacity until his death on September 30, 1948.[1]

Capone sentencing

On November 24, 1931, Wilkerson sentenced Al Capone to 11 years in prison for tax evasion. Capone would often engage in jury tampering, and about two weeks before the scheduled start of the trial, informant Edward J. O'Hare told IRS agent Frank J. Wilson that Capone's outfit had a complete list of prospective jurors. 10 of the jurors' names and addresses O'Hare provided appeared on the jury list. When they relayed it to Wilkerson, he responded that he hadn't received his jury list yet, but would call them when he did. The names on O'Hare's list matched exactly the names on Wilkerson's list, but Wilkerson seemed to be unconcerned, telling them to bring the case into court as planned and to "leave the rest to him". Just before the trial opened on October 5, he had the bailiff switch out the entire jury panel with Judge Edwards' panel.[2] The new jury had also been sequestered overnight to further avoid tampering.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b James Herbert Wilkerson at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  2. ^ "The Trial of Al Capone (1931): An Account". law2.umkc.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-14.
  3. ^ "I Was a Capone Juror". chicagology.com. Retrieved 2023-01-14.

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