Background
Robertson, James L. was born on July 30, 1940 in Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. Son of Lawrence Devall R. and Susie Lawton Robertson.
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James L. Robertson
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Education
University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts, 1962). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, 1965).
Career
Worked at Wise Carter Child & Caraway, Professional Association. Admitted to the bar, 1965, Mississippi. 1966, United States. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1969, United States. Supreme Court. 1976, United States. District Court, Southern District of Mississippi.
Professor of Law, University of Mississippi School of Law, 1979-1982. Visiting Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law, 1992. Justice, Supreme Court of Mississippi, 1983-1992.
Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar; American Law Institute. Maritime Law Society of the United States.
American Judicature Society. American Inns of Court, William C. Keady Inn (Oxford). Charles Clark Inn (Jackson).
Membership
Member: Hinds County and American Bar Associations. The Mississippi Bar; American Law Institute. Maritime Law Society of the United States.
American Judicature Society. American Inns of Court, William C. Keady Inn (Oxford). Charles Clark Inn (Jackson).
Connections
Married Lillian Janette Humber, August 30, 1963. Children— Kenneth Carter, John Lamar, Christopher Lawton.
