James Earl Graves Jr.

b. 1953 · Hinds County, MS

Judicial Service

CourtTitleAppointed ByCommissionedTermination
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitJudgeBarack Obama (Democratic)Feb 15, 2011

Education

  • Millsaps College, B.A., 1975
  • Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1980
  • Syracuse University, M.P.A., 1981

Professional Career

Staff attorney, Central Mississippi Legal Services, Jackson, Mississippi, 1980-1983; Adjunct professor, Jackson State University, 1980-1997; Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1983-1986; Special assistant attorney general, State of Mississippi, 1986-1990; Director, Division of Child Support Enforcement, Mississippi Department of Human Services, 1990-1991; Judge, Mississippi Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial District, 1991-2001; Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, 2001-2011; presiding justice, 2009-2011

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