Background
Banks, James Joseph was born on June 5, 1959 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of James and Geraldine (Marquez) Banks.
Banks, James Joseph was born on June 5, 1959 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of James and Geraldine (Marquez) Banks.
University of California at Berkeley (Bachelor of Arts, 1982). University of California at Davis (Juris Doctor, 1985). Phi Delta Phi. Member, University of California at Davis Law Review, 1984-1985.
Worked at Hansen, Boyd, Culhane & Watson (Sacramento, California) specializing in General Civil Trial and Appellate Practice. Business, Professional Liability, Real Estate, Lender Liability, Insurance, Corporate, and Personal Injury Law. Admitted to the bar, 1985, California.
1986, United States.
District Court, Northern, Eastern and Central Districts of California. 1987, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Phi Delta Phi. Member, University of California at Davis Law Review, 1984-1985.
Member: Sacramento County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of California. Hansen, Boyd, Culhane & Watson was formed in 1975 as a partnership between Mr.
Hartley T. Hansen and Mr. Robert T. Matsui. Following Mr.
Matsui"s election to the United States Congress in 1978, Mr.
Hansen, David East. Boyd and Kevin R. Culhane became the founding partners in the firm which is today known as Hansen, Boyd, Culhane & Watson.
Board of directors Sacramento Children's Home, since 1997. Trustee St. Michael's Episcopal Day School, Carmichael, California, since 1996. Member American Bar Association, California State Bar Association, Sacramento County Bar Association, The Sutter Club, Sutter Lawn Tennis Club.
Married Beth Wiley, August 6, 1983. Children: Courtney Frances, Emily Rose, William Edward.