Background
Peden, James Alton was born on April 24, 1944 in Gainesville, Florida, United States. Son of James Alton and Frances Merle Peden.
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James Alton Peden
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James Alton Peden, American Lawyer. Bar: Mississippi 1970, United States District Court (northern and southern districts) Mississippi, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1970, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1973. Named Fulbright scholar, 1966-1967; Institute Politics in Mississippi fellow, 1971-1972.
Education
Bachelor summa cum laude, U. Mississippi, 1966; Juris Doctor, U. Mississippi, 1970; postgraduate, U. Bristol, England, 1966-1967.
Career
Staff assistant to Sen. John C. Stennis, United States Senate, Washington, 1964-1965;
associate, Stennett, Wilkinson & Ward (now Stennett, Wilkinson & Peden), Jackson, Mississippi, 1970-1973;
partner, Stennett, Wilkinson & Ward (now Stennett, Wilkinson & Peden), Jackson, Mississippi, since 1973. Staff assistant to lieutenant governor State of Mississippi, Jackson, 1972-1975.
Services officer Mississippi Senate, Jackson, 1972-1975. Staff judge advisory Mississippi Air National Guard, Jackson, since 1972. Member Mississippi Governor's Judicial Nominating Committee, 1980-1983.
Achievements
Membership
Member Leadership Jackson, 1991-1992. Colonel Mississippi Air National Guard, since 1972. Fellow Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Member American Bar Association, Mississippi Bar Association (president young lawyers section 1978-1979, 2d vice president 1979-1980, president fellows young lawyers 1989-1990), Hinds County Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Supreme Court History Society, Mississippi Law Institute (chairman 1979).
