Background
North, James L. was born on October 10, 1936 in Anniston, Alabama, United States.
North, James L. was born on October 10, 1936 in Anniston, Alabama, United States.
University of Alabama (Bachelor of Science, 1958). University of Virginia (Bachelor of Laws, 1964).
Admitted to the bar, 1965, Alabama, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Eleventh Circuits and United States. Supreme Court.
Order of the Coif.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1962-1964. Law Clerk to Associate Justice Hugo L. Black, United States Supreme Court, 1964-1965. Lecturer, University of Alabama Law School, 1969-1970.
Member: Birmingham (Member of Executive Committee, 1972-1974) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1986-1988) Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1976-1977. President, Young Lawyers" Section, 1971-1972.
Member, Board of Bar Examiners, 1970-1977. President-Elect, 1984-1985.
President, 1985-1986).
Alabama Law Institute (Council, 1985). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Alabama Bar Foundation.
International Society of Barristers.
Member, Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 1962-1964. Law Clerk to Associate Justice Hugo L. Black, United States Supreme Court, 1964-1965. Lecturer, University of Alabama Law School, 1969-1970.
Member: Birmingham (Member of Executive Committee, 1972-1974) and American (Member, House of Delegates, 1986-1988) Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar (Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1976-1977. President, Young Lawyers" Section, 1971-1972.
Member, Board of Bar Examiners, 1970-1977. President-Elect, 1984-1985.
President, 1985-1986).
Alabama Law Institute (Council, 1985). Fellow: American Bar Foundation. Alabama Bar Foundation.
International Society of Barristers.