Background
Genia, James Michael was born on September 16, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Anthony Leo and Anne Louise (Hawley) Genia.
Genia, James Michael was born on September 16, 1964 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Anthony Leo and Anne Louise (Hawley) Genia.
Bachelor, Augsburg College, 1987. Juris Doctor, William Mitchell College Law, 1990.
Judicial law clerk, State Minnesota, Duluth, 1990-1992;
deputy solicitor general, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, Onamia, Minnesota, 1992-1993;
solicitor general, Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians, Onamia, Minnesota, since 1993;
board directors, Johnson Institute Foundation, since 1998. Board directors Woodlands National Bank, Onamia, since 1996, chairman, since 1997. Vice-Chairman, Board Of Directors Anishinabe O.I.C., Onamia, since 1992.
Lecturer American Indian sovereignty and treaty rights various universities, cntinuing education seminars, civic groups, since 1992. Adjunct Professor St. Cloud State University, since 1999.
Board directors Johnson Institute Foundation, since 1998. Member of Association of Trial Lawyers of America, Minnesota State Bar, Minnesota American Indian Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, American Indian C. of Chamber (board directors since 2001), William Mitchell College Law Alumni Association 1996-1999.