Background
Brand, James Tenney was born on October 9, 1886 in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. Son of James and Juliet Hughes (Tenney) Brand.
Brand, James Tenney was born on October 9, 1886 in Oberlin, Ohio, United States. Son of James and Juliet Hughes (Tenney) Brand.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1909. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard University, 1914. Doctor of Laws, Willammette University, 1948 married Irene May Morley, July 13, 1916.
United States forest ranger, 1909-1911. Admitted to Oregon bar, 1914. In private practice 1914-1927.
City attorney of Marshfield, 1917-1927. Circuit judge, 1927-1941. Lecturer on jurisprudence, University of Oregon, 1937.
Director Coos Bay National Bank, 1932-1941, president, 1941. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Oregon 1941-1951. Chief justice Supreme Court Oregon, 1951-1952, The American Association For Justice, 1953-1958.
Professor constitutional law Stetson U., St. Petersburg, Florida, 1958-1961. Judge pro tem Oregon Supreme Court, then hearing officer for Department of Agriculture, also for public utility commissioner, 1962. Member law firm Brand, Brand and Lee, Salem, Oregon, since 1963.
Judge military tribunal for trial major war criminals, Nuremberg, Germany, 1947. Columnist, The Oregonian, Portland. Trustee Oberlin College.
Contributor articles to professional journals.
Member law firm Brand, Brand and Lee, Salem, Oregon, since 1963. Member of the American Oregon (president 1934-1935, lecturer international law), bar associations, American Law Institute, Phi Delta Phi. Member board of governors, Oregon State Bar, 1935-1938.
Mason.; Club: University (Portland, Oregon).
Children: Morley (Mistress Paul Asmussen) (deceased), James T. (deceased), Thomas Bradstreet.