Background
Boren, James Edgar was born on November 16, 1949 in New Orleans. Son of John E. and Katherine (Savage) Boren.
Boren, James Edgar was born on November 16, 1949 in New Orleans. Son of John E. and Katherine (Savage) Boren.
Louisiana Technical University (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). Louisiana State University and A. and M. College (Juris Doctor, 1975). Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa РЫ.
Order of the Coif.
Recipient, Flory Trial Competition, 1st Place, 1973 and 1974. Member, Louisiana State University LAW Review, 1974-1975.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, Louisiana, United States. District Court, Middle, Western and Eastern Districts of Louisiana and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
1979, United States.
Supreme Court. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Kappa Phi.
Order of the Coif.
Recipient, Flory Trial Competition, 1st Place, 1973 and 1974. Member, Louisiana State University Law Review, 1974-1975. Author: "Constitutional Considerations of Federal and State Testimonial Immunity Legislation," 36 Louisiana Law Review 214, 1976.
Assistant District Attorney, 1975-1976 and Chief of Appellate Section, 1976, East Baton Rouge Parish.
Member, NORML Legal Committee, 1984-1992. Member: Louisiana Law Institute, Evidence Code Advisory Committee, 1982.
Member: Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, 1985-1988. Governor"s Task Force on Prison Overcrowding, 1986-1987.
Member: Advisory Committee to the Joint Legislative Committee to Study Certification of Louisiana Evidentiary Rules, 1986.
Member, Louisiana Sentencing Commission, 1987-1994. Member, Louisiana Supreme Court Task Force on Advanced Payment of Attorney"s Fees, 1990-1991. Task Force: Cameras in the Courtroom, 1993-1995.
Indigent Defense, 1996-1997.
Board of Directors, Louisiana Capital Defense Project, 1987-1989. Member, American Civil Liberties Union (Member, Board of Directors, 1988-1992).
Member: Baton Rouge (Vice-Chairman, Professional Responsibility Committee, 1984-1986. Chairman, 1986-1987), Louisiana State (Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1985-1986.
Chairman, Committee on Ethical Standards for Criminal Practice, 1985-1988.
Member, 1994-1995 and Chair, 1995, Disciplinary Board Hearing Committee) and American Bar Associations. Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Board Member, 1992-1995.
Company-Chairman, Indigent Defense Committee, 1990-1994.
Company-Chair, Death Penalty Committee, 1994-1997). Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Charter Member, 1985.
President, 1990-1991). Foreign 25 years Jim Boren has limited his practice to criminal investigations and defense in State and Federal Court.
He lectures frequently in C.L.E. programs, is invited to testify before the legislature often, has been appointed to numerous commissions and task forces which study criminal justice issues and has served the NACDL & LACDL in many offices.
Louisiana Law Institute, Evidence Code Advisory Committee, since 1982, Code of Criminal Procedure Advisory Committee, since 1987. Member: Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice, 1985-1988. Governor's Task Force on Prison Overcrowding, 1986-1987.
Member: Advisory Committee to the Joint Legislative Committee to Study Certification of Louisiana Evidentiary Rules, 1986.
Member: Louisiana Sentencing Commission, since 1987. Sentencing Commission, since 1987.
Board of Directors, Louisiana Capital Defense Project, 1987-1989. Member: Baton Rouge (Vice-Chairman, Professional Responsibility Committee, 1984-1986.
Chairman, 1986-1987), Louisiana State (Chairman, Criminal Law Section, 1985-1986.
Chairman, Committee on Ethical Standards for Criminal Practice, 1985-1988) and American Bar Associations. Baton Rouge Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Louisiana Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (Charter Member, 1985.
Board of Directors, 1985. Treasurer, 1987; Secretary, 1988).
Married Teresa Anne Berlin, March 7, 1971. Children: Anna Blynn, Katherine Lenore, Rebecca Camille.