James S. Gwin
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Incumbent
Assumed office January 31, 2021
Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
In office November 7, 1997 – January 31, 2021
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Sam H. Bell
Succeeded by	Charles E. Fleming
Personal details
Born	(1954-08-10) August 10, 1954 (age 70)[1] Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Education	Kenyon College (AB) University of Akron School of Law (JD)

James Steven Gwin^[2] (born August 10, 1954) is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.

Born in Canton, Ohio in 1954, Gwin graduated from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Louisville, Ohio, and received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Kenyon College in 1976 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law in 1979. He was in private practice in Canton from 1979 to 1989. He was a judge on the Stark County Common Pleas Court from 1989 to 1997.

Gwin was nominated by President Bill Clinton on July 31, 1997, to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio vacated by Sam H. Bell. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 5, 1997, and received his commission on November 7, 1997. He assumed senior status on January 31, 2021.^[3]

• James S. Gwin at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.