Background
Robertshaw, James was born on May 19, 1916 in Greenville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Frank Newell Robertshaw and Hannah Mary (Aldridge) Robertshawf.
Robertshaw, James was born on May 19, 1916 in Greenville, Mississippi, United States. Son of Frank Newell Robertshaw and Hannah Mary (Aldridge) Robertshawf.
Bachelor of Science, Mississippi State University, 1937. Juris Doctor, Harvard University, 1940. Postgraduate, Command and General Staff School, 1943.
Bar: Mississippi 1940, United States District Court (northern district) Mississippi 1951, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1954, United States Tax Court 1958, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1967, United States District Court (southern district) Mission.1984. Sole practice, Greenville, Mississippi, 1940, 46-62. Partner Robertshaw & Merideth, 1962-1984.
Partner Robertshaw, Terney & Noble, Greenville, 1984-1995.
Of counsel, 1995. Chairman Community and County Development Committee, Mississippi Economics Council, 1968-1970. Member Mississippi House of Representatives, 1953-1956.
Chairman Greenville Airport Commission, 1967-1973, Industrial Foundation, 1974. Member committee technical in the courts, member complaint tribunal Mississippi Supreme Court, 1987-1993.
Served to colonel United States Army, 1941-1946. Member American Judicature Society, Mississippi Bar Foundation, University. Club, Greenville Golf and Country.
Married Sylvia Schively, April 26, 1956. Children: Mary Nicholson, Sylvia Yale, Frank Paxton.