Background
Houpt, James E. was born on July 9, 1951 in Pittsburg, California, United States.
Houpt, James E. was born on July 9, 1951 in Pittsburg, California, United States.
California State University (Bachelor of Arts, with distinction, 1976). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1992).
Worked at Baker & Hostetler Limited Liability Partnership (Los Gatos, California) specializing in Litigation, First Amendment, Intellectual Property. Admitted to the bar, 1992, Virginia and United States. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit.
1993, District of Columbia, Maryland, United States.
District Court for the District of Columbia and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia.
1994, United States. District Court, District of Maryland.
1997, California and United States. District Court, Northern District of California.
Member, Harvard Law School Association. Author: "Access to Electronic Records: A Guide to Reporting on State and Local Government in the Computer Age," Reporters Committee of Freedom of the Press (1990).
"Going On-Lincolnshire: Is the World Wide Web a Web for the Unwary?," Betterley"s Risk Management Newsletter (September
1996). Company-Author: "The Libel Curtain: A Comparison of Canadian and American Libel Law," Institute of Continuing Legal Education, Canadian Bar Association (1994). Member: The District of Columbia Bar.
Virginia State Bar; State Bar of California.
American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section). Military: With United States Navy, 1970-1974.
Member, Harvard Law School Association.