Background
Knox, James Edwin was born on July 2, 1937 in Evanston, Illinois, United States. Son of James Edwin and Marjorie Eleanor (Williams) Knox.
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James E. KNOX
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Iowa State University (Bachelor of Arts, with high distinction, 1959). Drake University (Juris Doctor, 1961). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of the Coif.
Company-Editor-in-Chief.
Drake University Law Review, 1960-1961. Instructor, Contracts and Labor Law, Chicago Kent College of Law, 1964 Law Clerk to Justice Tom C. Clark, 1961-1962. Arbitrator, National Railway Adjustment Board, 1967-1968.
Career
Admitted to the bar, 1961, Iowa. 1962, Illinois; 1964, United States. Supreme Court; 1966, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois.
1968, United States. Court of Appeals, 7th Circuit. 1981, Texas.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Order of the Coif. Company-Editor-in-Chief, Drake University Law Review, 1960-1961.
Instructor, Contracts and Labor Law, Chicago Kent College of Law, 1964-1969. Law Clerk to Justice Tom C. Clark, 1961-1962.
Arbitrator, National Railway Adjustment Board, 1967-1968. Member: Illinois State, Iowa State and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Texas. (Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel) (Also Partner, Mayer Brown & Platt, Chicago, Illinois).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Illinois State, Iowa State and American Bar Associations. State Bar of Texas. (Senior Vice President, Secretary and General Counsel) (Also Partner, Mayer Brown & Platt, Chicago, Illinois).
Connections
Married Rita Lucille Torres, June 30, 1973. Children: James Edwin III, Kirsten M., Katherine East., Miranda G. Bachelor in Political.
