J. David Ellwanger

Background

Ellwanger, J. David was born on February 11, 1937 in St. Louis. Son of Walter Henry and Jessie Lorraine (Hanger) Ellwanger.

Education

Student, Valparaiso U., 1956;

Bachelor of Science, U. Alabama, 1959;

Juris Doctor, U. Alabama, 1962.

Career

Assistant attorney general, State of Alabama, Montgomery, 1962-1966;

staff attorney, Office of Economics Opportunity Legal Services Program, Washington, 1967;

staff attorney, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, Chicago, 1967-1968;

from assistant director to director public services activities division, American Bar Association, Chicago, 1968-1973;

director, Commision on National Institute Justice, Washington, 1973-1974;

director, Office Relations with other Orgns., 1975;

executive director, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 1976-1978;

executive director, District of Columbia Bar, Washington, 1979-1981;

Chief Executive Officer, State Bar of California, San Francisco, 1982-1986;

president, trustee, Southwestern Legal Foundation, since 1988;

director, International and Comparative Law Center, International Oil and Gas Education Center

research fellow, since 1988.

Achievements

• J. David Ellwanger has been listed as a reputable Lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Democratic primary candidate for state senate, Selma, Alabama, 1966. Board dirs.English district Lutheran Church of the Missouri Synod, 1970-1975. Board directors EnglishSynod of the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, 1976-1977, Lutheran Deaconess Association, 1969-1972, Lutheran Wheatridge Foundation, Chicago, 1974-1983, Lutheran Social Svc.

Texas, 1991-1992, division global mission Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, since 1995. President Preston Meadow Lutheran Church, Plano, Texas, 1990-1991. Church county Evangelical Lutheran Church in American, 1992-1995.

United States representative on board directors International Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society, since 1993. Member Executive Board Southern Methodist U. Law School, since 1991. Member Dallas Committee Foreign Rels.

Board directors Dallas World Salute, 1989-1997, Dallas Council World Affairs. Fellow American Bar Foundation (life). Member American Bar Association (commission National Institute Justice 1976-1981, chair individual rights and responsibilities section 1984-1985, chairman editorial board Human Rights 1993-1996, House of Delegates 1984, Commision on Public.Understanding About the Law 1982-1988, standing committee association communications 1989-1992, advisory board central and east European law initiative since 1991), Patrick E. Higginbotham Inn of Court (secretary since 1988), Dallas Bar Association, Alabama StateBar, District of Columbia Bar, National Legal Aid and Defender Association, American Judicature Society.

Interests

• Avocation: photography.

Connections

Married Barbara Ann Koehneke, April 11, 1970. Children: Carrie Louise, Jay David.

Father:

Walter Henry Ellwanger

Mother:

Jessie Lorraine (Hanger) Ellwanger

Spouse:

Barbara Ann Koehneke

child:

Jay David Ellwanger

child:

Carrie Louise Ellwanger