Background
Brading, James Edward II was born on January 22, 1933 in Johnson City, Tennessee, United States. Son of Edward Thurston and Grace Edith (Miller) Brading.
Brading, James Edward II was born on January 22, 1933 in Johnson City, Tennessee, United States. Son of Edward Thurston and Grace Edith (Miller) Brading.
AB, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 1955; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1961.
Associate, Wilson, Worley & Gamble, Kingsport, Tennessee, 1962-1966; sole practitioner, Johnson City, 1966-1969; associate, Herndon, Coleman & Johnson, Johnson City, 1970-1974; partner, Herndon, Coleman, Brading & McKee, Johnson City, 1975-1984; circuit judge, State of Tennessee First Judicial District, Johnson City, 1984-1985; partner, Herndon, Coleman, Brading & McKee, Johnson City, Tennessee, since 1985. Instructor East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, 1966-1972.
Member Johnson City Regional Planning Commission, 1972-1974. Member Washington County Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, American Bar Association, International Association Defense Lawyers, American Judicature Society.
Married Rith M. Marion, August 22, 1959. Children: Edward Thurston Brading II, Jennifer Marion Brading Tomita.