Background
Southerland, J. Julien was born on December 9, 1884 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Captain Thomas Jefferson and Cornelia (Lamb) Southerland.
Southerland, J. Julien was born on December 9, 1884 in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Son of Captain Thomas Jefferson and Cornelia (Lamb) Southerland.
Education public and private schools, Wilmington, Washington. Bachelor of Laws, Georgetown University, 1910.
Entered United States Civ. Service, 1907; admitted to District of Columbia Bar, 1910. Appointed law clerk Post Office Department, 1912, attorney, 1913.
Senior attorney same department, 1913-1918.
Special assistant (counsel) Wire Control Board, United States Telegraph and Telephone Administration, 1918-1920, charged with supervision of litigation and adjustment of claims of telegraph and telephone companies growing out of government control of the wires. Special assistant United State Attorneys, New York, 1920-1921.
Senior attorney United States Post Office Department, 1920-1921, acting solicitor (chief legal officer), 1921. Resigned to join legal staff Western Union Telegraph County, New New York
Attorney and assistant general attorney same company, 1921-1925.
Resigned to engage in general practice of law at Miami, Florida Mayor Bal Harbor, since 1947. Municipal judge Indian Creek Village, since 1945.
Member Committee of 100 (Board of Governors), Miami Beach. President South. Florida Crippled Children’s Hospital. Member faculty Georgetown University Law School, 1912-1921.
Member Am Bar Association Florida Bar Association Dade County Bar Association, Southern Society New York, South.R., Phi Alpha Delta.
Clubs: University (Washington).
Married Laetitia Mitchell, May 3, 1917.