Background
Zion, James William was born on February 6, 1944 in Palm Springs, California, United States. Son of James William Senior and Dortha Mae (Bennett) Zion.
Zion, James William was born on February 6, 1944 in Palm Springs, California, United States. Son of James William Senior and Dortha Mae (Bennett) Zion.
Bachelor, University St. Thomas, 1966. Juris Doctor, Catholic University America, 1969.
Senior staff attorney, Neighborhood Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, Hartford, Connecticut, 1969-1973; partner, Zion Law Firm, 1974-1981; solicitor, Court Justices of Navajo Nation, Window Rock, Arizona, 1981-1983; hearing examiner, Montana Human Rights Commission, Helena, 1985-1987; assistant attorney general, Montana Department Labor and Industry/Montana Human Rights Commission, Helena, 1987-1988; general counsel, Navajo Housing Authority, Window Rock, 1988-1990; solicitor, Navajo Nation Supreme Court, Window Rock, since 1990. Instructor National Indian Justice Center, Petaluma, California, since 1983.
Fellow Royal Anthropol. Institute Great Britain and Ireland. Member American Anthropol.
Association, Commission on Folk Law and Legal Pluralism, Democratic Socialists American.
Married Rosemary Ann Blanchard, December 26, 1967 (divorced 1981). 1 child, Jeannette B. Married Elsie Bailey, March 23, 1990 (divorced 1994).