Background
Tanford, James Alexander was born on January 23, 1950 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles Tanford and Lucia Lander (Brown) Fox.
Tanford, James Alexander was born on January 23, 1950 in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. Son of Charles Tanford and Lucia Lander (Brown) Fox.
AB, Princeton University, 1972; Juris Doctor, Duke U., 1976; Master of Laws, Duke U., 1979.
Assistant district attorney, New York County District Attorney, New York City, 1976-1977;
instructor, Duke Law School, Durham, North Carolina, 1977-1979;
professor of law, Indiana U. School Law, Bloomington, since 1979. Visiting professor Washington University School Law, St. Louis, 1985. Visiting scholar U. Iowa College Law, Iowa City, 1986.
Consultant State Public Defender, Indianapolis, 1984-1988.
Member Indiana Civil Liberties Union, since 1982, board directors, since 1990, president, 1994-1997. Member American Civil Liberties Union, National Organization for Women, American Association of University Professors, Law and Society Association, American Psychology-Law Society, Audubon Society.
Married Philippa M. Guthrie, 1992.