Background
Roethe, James Norton was born on January 27, 1942 in Milwaukee. Son of Arthur Frantz and Bess Irma (Norton) Roethe.
Roethe, James Norton was born on January 27, 1942 in Milwaukee. Son of Arthur Frantz and Bess Irma (Norton) Roethe.
University of Wisconsin-Madison (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1964. Juris Doctor, 1967).
Admitted to the bar, 1967, Wisconsin. 1968, California and United States. Court of Military Appeals.
1972, United States.
District Court, Northern District of California. 1979, United States. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. 1982, United States. District Court, Eastern District of California.
1985, United States.
District Court, Southern District of California. 1988, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1989, United States. Court of Appeals Second Circuit.
1992, Arizona.
Phi Kappa Phi.
Order of the Coif. Editor-in-Chief, Wisconsin Law Review, 1966-1967. Editor, Africa and Law, University of Wisconsin Press, 1968.
Partner and Associate, Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro, 1971-1992. Director of Litigation, Bank of America, 1992.
Commissioner, Orinda Planning Commission, 1989-1992.
Counsel, Presidential Commission on Central Intelligence Agency Activities Within the United States, 1975. Member: State Bar of California. [United States Naval Reserve, 1967-1971].
(Director of Litigation).
Served to Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1967-1971. Fellow American Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Wisconsin Bar Association, California Bar Association, Bar Association San Francisco, Orinda Country.
Married Nita May Dorris, July 15, 1967. Children: Melissa Dorris, Sarah Rebecca.