Background
Edwards, James King was born on December 17, 1922. Son of Basil Duke and Elizabeth C. (Beale) Edwards.
Edwards, James King was born on December 17, 1922. Son of Basil Duke and Elizabeth C. (Beale) Edwards.
University of Michigan (1939-1942). United States. Military Academy (Bachelor of Science, 1945). University of Michigan (Bachelor of Arts, 1993).
Harvard Law School (Bachelor of Laws, 1952).
Worked at Edwards & Angell (Providence, Rhode Island) specializing in General Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1953, Rhode Island. 1955, United States. District Court, District of Rhode Island.
1962, United States.
Court of Appeals, First Circuit. 1978, United States. Supreme Court. 1985, Massachusetts.
Member: Rhode Island and American Bar Associations.
Edwards & Angell is a full-service law firm with over 180 attorneys. Since our founding in 1894, the Firm has steadily evolved into a major regional law firm with offices in Providence and Newport, Rhode Island.
New York City. Boston, Massachusetts.
Hartford, Connecticut. Short Hills, New Jersey.
And Palm Beach, Florida.
Trustee June Rockwell Levy Foundation, International House of Rhode Island. Member Friends of John Chafee for Governor, 1954—1956. Competitor World and United States Masters Swimming Championships, 1972—2006.
Member of West Point Society of Rhode Island, Barnstable Yacht Club (commmodore), Agawam Hunt Club.