Background
Cobey, James Alexander was born on October 3, 1913 in Frostburg, Maryland, United States. Son of James Carpinter and Elizabeth Kownslar (Earle) C.
Cobey, James Alexander was born on October 3, 1913 in Frostburg, Maryland, United States. Son of James Carpinter and Elizabeth Kownslar (Earle) C.
Graduate School Business Administration, 1938.
Bar: District of Columbia 1939, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1946, California 1947. Attorney review, National Labor Relations Board, Washington, 1938-1939, field, Los Angeles, 1940-1941, 1946. Chief research attorney California Court Appeal, Los Angeles, 1946-1948.
Deputy county counsel Los Angeles County, 1948.
Associate C. Ray Robinson, Merced, California, 1949-1960. Partner Cobey & Adams, Merced, 1961-1966.
Professor of law Southwestern University, Los Angeles, 1982-1990. Member California State Senate from Merced-Madela Counties, 1955-1966.
Associate justice California Court Appeal, Los Angeles, 1966-1981.
District commander American Legion, Merced, 1952. President Constitutional Rights Foundation, Los Angeles, 1976-1978. Trustee Westridge School, Pasadena, 1972-1982.
Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member American Bar Association, Democrat. Club: Valley Hunt (Pasadena).
Married Virginia Joy Branum, August, 1942. Children: Hope Batey, Christopher East., Lisa.