Background
Gaither, James C. was born on September 3, 1937 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Horace Rowan Junior and Charlotte Cameron (Castle) Gaither.
Gaither, James C. was born on September 3, 1937 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of Horace Rowan Junior and Charlotte Cameron (Castle) Gaither.
Princeton University (Bachelor of Arts, 1959). Stanford University (Juris Doctor, 1964). Order of the Coif. Note Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1963-1964.
Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the United States, 1964-1965.
Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States. Department of Justice, 1965-1966.
Staff Assistant to the President of the United States, 1966-1969. President, Board of Trustees, Stanford University, since 1988.
Worked at Cooley Godward Limited Liability Partnership (San Francisco, California) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1966, California. Order of the Coif. Note Editor, Stanford Law Review, 1963-1964.
Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the United States, 1964-1965.
Special Assistant to the Assistant Attorney General, Civil Division, United States. Department of Justice, 1965-1966.
Staff Assistant to the President of the United States, 1966-1969. President, Board of Trustees, Stanford University, 1988-1992.
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Former president of the board of trustees, Stanford (California) U. Member Executive Committee board visiting School Law Stanford University. Former chairman of the board of trustees Branson School, Ross, California, Center for Biotechnology Research San Francisco.
Past trustee Family Svc. Agency San Francisco, St. Stephens Parish Day School, Belvedere, California, The Scripps Research Institute. Past trustee, chairman protem Marin Cmty.
Found, Marin County, California. Past president of the board of trustees Marin County Day School, Corte Madera. Past president of the board of trustees Marin Ednl.
Foundation, San Rafael. Past treasurer, trustee Rosenberg Foundation. Past vice president, trustee, vice chairman San Francisco Development Fund.
Past chairman Dean's Advisory Council Stanford Law School, chairman capital campaign. Institute Captain United States Marine Corps, 1959-1961. Fellow American Academy Arts and Sciences.
Member American Bar Association, California Bar Association, San Francisco Bar Association, Order of Coif, Phi Delta Phi (province 12).
Married Susan Good, April 30, 1960. Children: James Junior, Whitaker, Reed, Kendra.