Background
Ellis, James A. was born on March 19, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Son of James Alvis and Myrle Alice (Peden) Ellis.
Ellis, James A. was born on March 19, 1943 in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Son of James Alvis and Myrle Alice (Peden) Ellis.
Texas Tech University (Bachelor of Arts, 1965). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1968). Phi Delta Phi; Order of the Coif.
Member, Board of Editors, Texas Law Review, 1967-1968. President, Dallas Junior Bar Association, 1972.
Law clerk to presiding judge The United States of America District Court (western district) Texas, 1968—1969. Associate Carrington, Coleman Sloman & Blumenthal LLP, Dallas, 1970—1974, partner, 1975—2008.
People need not just to accept but also to grow in relationship with God. God's grace and love constantly prompts and seeks to transform us, and so we should continually seek and pray to grow in holiness and love.
The diversity inside the Church should be respected and supported. Open debate within the Church on certain political and social issues should be encouraged.
Church decisions should be made as openly as possible, giving opportunities for all to contribute. It is important for all views to be heard and taken seriously, especially where Christians disagree.
President Dallas Junior Bar Association, 1972. Fellow Texas Bar Foundation, Dallas Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, State Bar Texas, Dallas Bar Association.
Married Sandra Gay Gillespie, June 18, 1966. Children: Claire Ellis Gentry, James Alvis III.