Background
II, James Howard Jarvis was born on February 28, 1937 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Howard F. and Eleanor Bachelor of Journalism.
II, James Howard Jarvis was born on February 28, 1937 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of Howard F. and Eleanor Bachelor of Journalism.
Children: Ann, Kathryn, Louise. Bachelor, University of Tennessee, 1958, Juris Doctor, 1960.
Bar: Tennessee 1961, United States District Court (eastern district) Tennessee 1961, United States Court Appeals (6th circuit) 1965. Association O"Neil, Jarvis, Parker & Williamson, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1960-1968, member, 1968-1970. Member Meares, Dungan, Jarvis, Maryville, Tennessee, 1970-1972.
Judge Law and Equity Court, Blount County, Tennessee, 1972-1977, 30th Judicial Circuit Court, BlountCounty, 1977-1984, United States District Court (eastern district) Tennessee, Knoxville, 1984-1991, chief judge, 1991.
Past board directors Maryville (Tennessee) College. Member and past chairman finance committee Saint Andrews Episcopalian Church.
Past board directors Detoxification Rehabilitation Institute of Knoxville. Member commission on codes of conduct Judicial Conference United States.
Member American Bar Association (committee ethics and professional responsibility), Tennessee Bar Association (Board of Governors 1983-1984), American Judicature Society, Tennessee Trial Judges Association (past
Married Martha Stapleton, June 1957 (divorced February 1962). Married Pamela K. Duncan, August 23, 1964 (divorced April. Married Gail Stone, September 4, 1992.
Children: James Howard III, Leslie.