Background
Thompson, James L. was born on May 31, 1963 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Thompson, James L. was born on May 31, 1963 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States.
Carleton College (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1985). University of Michigan (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1988). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1986 1988.
Worked at Jenner & Block (Chicago, Illinois) specializing in Civil Litigation, Securities Litigation, Intellectual Property Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Illinois. 1989, United States. District Court, Northern District of Illinois and United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth and Seventh Circuits.
Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif. Associate Editor, Michigan Law Review, 1986-1988.
Author: Note, "Citizen Suits & Civil Penalties Under the Clean Water Acting," Michigan Law Review, Volume 85, Number. 7, June, 1987. Company-Author: "Sanctions in Federal Litigation," 1991.
Law Clerk, Honorary Ralph B. Guy, Junior, United States.
Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit, 1988-1989. Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations.
Member: Chicago and American Bar Associations.