Background
Yates, James E. was born on March 5, 1927 in Macon, Georgia, United States.
Yates, James E. was born on March 5, 1927 in Macon, Georgia, United States.
New Haven Teacher"s College. Georgia Institute of Technology. Georgia State University.
Woodrow Wilson College of Law (Bachelor of Laws, 1951.
Juris Doctor, 1970).
Worked at Cheney, Waters & McCullough, Professional Corporation (Reidsville, Georgia) specializing in Workers Compensation, Personal Injury, Criminal, Mediation, Domestic Relations, Arbitration. Admitted to the bar, 1951, Georgia. 1971, United States. Supreme Court.
United States.
District Court, Southern District of Georgia. United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Supreme Court of Georgia.
Court of Appeals Georgia.
Judge, Recorder"s Court, Portuguese Wentworth, Georgia, 1967-1975. City Attorney, Portuguese Wentworth, Georgia, 1966-1975.
Judge Pro-Tempore, Recorder"s Court, Savannah/Chatham County, Georgia, 1978. Administrative Law Judge, Georgia State Board of Workers" Compensation, 1985-1995.
Member: Atlanta (Alternate Dispute Resolution Arbitration and Mediation Sections), Savannah (Treasurer, 1979-1982.
President, 1982-1983. Executive Committee, 1983-1984. Member, Tri-Partite Committee, Eastern Judicial Circuit), Bulloch County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia.
Fellow: Academy of Family Mediators. Georgia Bar Foundation.
(Also at Statesboro, Georgia Office).
Member: Atlanta (Alternate Dispute Resolution Arbitration and Mediation Sections), Savannah (Treasurer, 1979-1982. President, 1982-1983. Executive Committee, 1983-1984.
Member, Tri-Partite Committee, Eastern Judicial Circuit), Bulloch County and American Bar Associations.
State Bar of Georgia. Fellow: Academy of Family Mediators.
Georgia Bar Foundation. (Also at Statesboro, Georgia Office).