James Waldo Ackerman (January 1, 1926 – November 23, 1984) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois and the United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois.

James Waldo Ackerman
Illinois Central District Court
Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
Born 1926 in Jacksonville, FL
Died 1984 in Springfield, IL
FJC ID: 5