James H. Lincoln

{{Infobox writer

| name = James H. Lincoln

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|8|26|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Sand Beach Township, MI

| death_date = {{Death date|2011|7|23}}

| death_place = Harbor Beach, MI

| occupation = Juvenile Court Judge, Author

| nationality = American

}}

James H. Lincoln (August 26, 1916 – July 23, 2011{{Cite web

| url = http://sbmblog.typepad.com/sbm-blog/2011/07/in-memoriam-james-h-lincoln.html

| title = In Memoriam: Hon. James H. Lincoln}}) was a Detroit City councilman, Juvenile Justice Court judge, and author residing in Harbor Beach, Michigan.

Life and career

James H. Lincoln was born and raised in the community of Harbor Beach, Michigan. In 1938, he graduated from the University of Michigan where he played football,{{Cite web

| url = https://bentley.umich.edu/athdept/football/fbteam/1936fbt.htm

| title = 1936 Football Team

| publisher = Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan Athletics }} and went on to obtain a Juris Doctor degree from the Detroit College of Law in 1943.{{Cite journal

| last = Lincoln

| first = James H.

| author-link = James H. Lincoln

| title = The Everlasting Controversy: Michigan and the Death Penalty

| journal = The Wayne Law Review

| volume = 33

| issue = 5

| pages = 1765–1790

| publisher = Wayne State University Law School

| location = Detroit, MI

| year = 1987

| url = http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/Abstract.aspx?id=111301 }} In 1953, Lincoln made an unsuccessful run for mayor of Detroit, ultimately losing to incumbent Albert Cobo. He was elected to a seat on the Detroit City Council in 1954 and retained his position until 1960,{{cite web|url=http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/mrl/Council.htm |title=Detroit City Council |publisher=Detroit City Library |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928123713/http://www.detroit.lib.mi.us/mrl/Council.htm |archivedate=2011-09-28 }} when he was appointed a probate court judge by Michigan governor G. Mennen Williams.{{Cite web

|url=https://bentley.umich.edu/research/guides/polio/polio_search.php?id=20

|title=Poliomyelitis and the Salk Vaccine

|publisher=Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan

|url-status=dead

|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819232451/http://bentley.umich.edu/research/guides/polio/polio_search.php?id=20

|archivedate=2010-08-19

}} He was later assigned to be a juvenile court judge where he served until 1977.{{cite book |last=Huron County Historical Society |title= Huron County, Michigan |publisher= Arcadia Publishing |year= 2001 |isbn= 978-0-7385-1926-5}} From 1971 to 1972, Lincoln served as the president of National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges.{{Citation

|last= Lincoln

|first= James

|year= 1976

|title=Model statute for termination of parental rights

|publisher= National Council of Juvenile Court Judges

}} Following his retirement, Wayne County named the James H. Lincoln Juvenile Justice Hall in his honor.{{Citation

|title= Membership of the Hallowed Hall

|publisher= Harbor Beach Historical Society

|url= http://www.oocities.org/hbhistorical/ch.html

|accessdate=1 July 2011

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