Kenesaw Mountain Landis was a noted American jurist, known for his fair verdicts. History remembers him as a United States federal judge (from 1905 to 1922) and as the first Commissioner of Baseball (from 1920 to his death in 1944). During his tenure on the bench of the Northern District of Illinois, he led several cases of national prominence that established his image of a strong and honest jurist. One such case was the 'Standard Oil' antitrust trial. Landis also presided over trials against union leaders of the ‘Industrial Workers of the World.’ During and after World War I, he made several bold verdicts against those who opposed the war effort. Some of his sentences were later reversed on appeal, while some were commuted. A hardcore baseball fan, Landis gained prominence for presiding over the “Black Sox scandal,” which was seen as a great measure to save the sport from the evils of gambling and match-fixing. However, some of his decisions regarding the scandal remain questionable. He single-handedly controlled the ‘World Series’ and made some landmark decisions to maintain the spirit of the sport. He was, however, blamed for his lack of effort toward the racial integration of baseball. Landis was posthumously inducted to the 'National Baseball Hall of Fame.'