Background
Wood, James Allen was born on January 14, 1906 in McMinnville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ira and Emma (Calhoun) Wood.
Wood, James Allen was born on January 14, 1906 in McMinnville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Ira and Emma (Calhoun) Wood.
University of Tennessee (Bachelor of Arts, 1929). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, 1934). First Judge, 94th District Court of Texas, 1941-1945.
Director, 1972-1989 and Honorary Life Member, Nueces River Authority.
Teacher Bolton High School, Alexandria, Louisiana, 1929-1932. Since practiced in Corpus Christi, 1971-1997. Retired, 1998
State district judge, Corpus Christi, 1941-1943.
Member rules advisory committee Supreme Court Texas, 1949-1986.
Board directors Nueces River Authority, 1972-1989, president, 1981-1984, life time honorary director, since 1989. Lieutenant United States Naval Reserve, 1943-1945. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers.
Member American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Nueces County Bar Association (president 1941).
Married Eva Beth Sellers, December 28, 1941. 1 son, Eben Calhoun.