Background
Sperling, James Evans was born on August 10, 1917 in Paola, Kansas, United States. Son of Burroughs Lee and Lucretia (Evans) Sperling.
Sperling, James Evans was born on August 10, 1917 in Paola, Kansas, United States. Son of Burroughs Lee and Lucretia (Evans) Sperling.
Washburn Municipal University of Topeka (Bachelor of Arts, 1939. Juris Doctor, 1941). Phi Alpha Delta. Member, New Mexico Judicial Standards Commission, 1968-1988.
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Associate firm Simms, Modrall, Seymour & Simms, Albuquerque, 1946-1953. Partner firm Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, since 1953. Lecturer Southwestern Legal Foundation Oil and Gas Institute, 1958, University New Mexico School Law, 1967-1968.
General chairman Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Institute, 1962, lecturer, 1968. Member New Mexico Judicial Standards Commission, 1968-1988. Chairman Admissions and Grievances Committee of the United States District Court, New Mexico.
Vice chairman New Mexico Authority, since 1963. Representative Governor New Mexico, Federal Public Land Law Review Commission Served to captain United States Army Air Force, 1942-1945. Member American Bar Association (vice chairman public lands committee 1964-1965), State Bar New Mexico, Phi Alpha Delta.
Married Betty Montgomery, June 6, 1942. Children: Paula, Carol, Jamie.