William P. James

William P. James

Associate Justice
Division One
From 1910 to 1923

William Parry James
Associate Justice, Division 1
July 26, 1910 to March 19, 1923

Born January 10, 1870 near Buffalo, New York
Died July 28, 1940 in a car crash in Santa Monica, California

EDUCATION
Los Angeles High School, 1892
State Bar Admission 1893

JUDICIAL EXPERIENCE
Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern (now Central) District of California
March 3, 1923 - July 28, 1940, Nominated by Warren G. Harding

Associate Justice, California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 1
July 26, 1910 – March 19, 1923

Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court
April 13, 1905 – July 26, 1910, Appointed by Governor George C. Pardee

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Deputy District Attorney, Los Angeles, California, 1904 - 1905
Private Practice, Los Angeles, California, 1893 - 1904