Background
DeBois, James Adolphus was born on December 23, 1929 in Oklahoma City. Son of James D. and Catherine (Bobo) DeB.
DeBois, James Adolphus was born on December 23, 1929 in Oklahoma City. Son of James D. and Catherine (Bobo) DeB.
Bachelor of Arts Liberal Arts, Oklahoma State University, 1951. Bachelor of Laws, Oklahoma, University, 1955.
Bar: Oklahoma 1954, United States District Court (eastern district) Oklahoma 1955, United States District Court (western district) Oklahoma 1959, Missouri 1963, New York 1965, United States Court Appeals (8th circuit) 1969, California 1971,United States Court Appeals (9th circuit) 1971, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit) 1975,Supreme Court of the United States Court 1976. Attorney Southwestern Bell Telephone Сompany, Oklahoma City, 1959-1963, Saint Louis, 1963-1964, general attorney, Oklahoma City, 1965-1967, general solicitor, Saint Louis, 1967-1970. Attorney American Telephone & Telegraph Company, New York City, 1964-1965,general attorney, 1976, general attorney, Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 1976-1978, associate general counsel, 1978-1983, vice president law, 1985-1993.
Vice president legal department Pacific Telephone and Telephone
Company, San Francisco, 1970-1971, vice president, general counsel, 1971-1976. Vice president, general counsel, secretary American Telephone & Telegraph Company Information Systems Incorporated.
(formerly American Bell Incorporated.), Morristown, New Jersey, 1983-1985. Retired April, 1993. Lieutenant United States Air Force, 1951-1953, of Korea.
Member of American Bar Association (chairman public utility law section 1985-1986), San Francisco Bar Association (section chairman corporation law department 1975), California Bar Association, Baltusrol (board governors Springfield, New Jersey since 1982).
Married Mary Catherine Watkins, August 4, 1951. Children: James Adolphus Junior, Catherine Cecile, Annette Marie.