James V. Campbell | |
Office: | Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court |
Term Start: | January 1, 1858 |
Term End: | March 26, 1890 |
Predecessor: | Benjamin F. Graves |
Successor: | Edward Cahill |
Birth Name: | James Valentine Campbell |
Birth Date: | 25 February 1823 |
Birth Place: | Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Death Place: | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Alma Mater: | University of Michigan |
Spouse: | Cornelia Hotchkiss |
James Valentine Campbell (February 25, 1823 – March 26, 1890) was a member of the Michigan Supreme Court from 1858 to 1890.
Campbell was born in Buffalo, New York but was brought to Detroit at a very young age. Campbell served as a law professor at the University of Michigan for much of the time he was on the Michigan Supreme Court. One biography of Campbell summed his life up as follows: