Background
Bratton, James Henry was born on October 9, 1931 in Pulaski, Tennessee, United States. Son of James Henry and Mabel (Shelley) Bratton.
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James Henry Bratton
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Bachelor of Arts optime merens, U. South, 1952; Bachelor of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1954; Master of Arts, Oxford (England) University, 1978; Bachelor of Laws, Yale University, 1956.
Career
With antitrust division, Department Justice, summer 1955; since practiced in, Atlanta partner firm, Smith, Gambrell & Russell. Visiting lecturer U. Georgia Law School, 1967. Adjunct Professor law Emory University, since 1984.
Achievements
Membership
Member Governor's Citizens Advisory Council on Environmental Affairs, 1970-1974. Trustee Trust Fund for Sibley Park, Georgia chapter Multiple Sclerosis Society, University of the South, 1984-1987, 95-, Pembroke College Foundation, Peachtree Road United Methodist Church. Board directors Soccer in the Streets, Buckhead Christian Community Ministry, president, 1996.
President Peachtree Heights West Civic Association, since 1984. Co-chairman Sewanee Parents Council, 1987-1988. Vice president Pembroke College Society of North America.
Member Williams Parents' Fund, 1984-1986. Member parentsadv. county Hamilton College, 1988-1991. Fellow Georgia Bar Foundation, American Law Institute.
Member American Bar Association (standing commission on aero law 1962-1984, chairman 1977-1980), Georgia Bar Association (founding chairman environ.law section 1970-1973), Federal Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association, Lawyers Club Atlanta, Old Warhorse Lawyers Club, American Academy Political and Social Sciences, American Judicature Society, Association Alumni University of South (vice president admissions 1993-1995, president 1995-1997), Yale Law Alumni Association (Executive Committee 1976-1979), Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Delta Phi, Pi Gamma Mu, Gridiron.
Connections
Married Alleen Sharp Davis, October 15, 1960. Children: Susan Shelley McGonigle, James Henry III, Margaret Alleen.
