Background
Huffman, James Lloyd was born on March 25, 1945 in Fort Benton, Montana, United States. Son of Roy E. and Menga Huffman.
Constitutional Environmental law educator
Huffman, James Lloyd was born on March 25, 1945 in Fort Benton, Montana, United States. Son of Roy E. and Menga Huffman.
Student, Stanford University, 1964. Bachelor of Science, Montana State University, 1967. Master of Arts, Fletcher School Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University, 1968.
Juris Doctor, University Chicago, 1972.
Assistant professor, then associate professor Lewis and Clark Law School, Portland, Oregon, 1973-1978, professor law, since 1978, associate dean, 1978-1980, director natural resources law institute, 1976—1993, dean, 1994—2006, Erskine Wood Senior professor law, since 2001. Visiting professor Auckland University (New Zealand), 1980-1981, University Oregon Law School, 1988, University Athens, 1988-1989. Member committee socioeconomic effects of earthquake prediction National Academy of Sciences, 1977-1980.
Advisory council National Environmental Justice, 2003-2005. Chair Federalist Society Environmental Law Property Rights Practice Group, 2003-2005, Hoover Institution Task Force on Property Rights, Freedom and Prosperity, since 2008. Republican nominee United States Senator from Oregon, 2010.
(Examines the liability laws of China, Japan, New Zealand,...)
Member American Society Legal History, Rocky Mountain Mineral Law Foundation (trustee). Member Montana Bar Association.
Married Leslie M. Spencer, September 11, 1956. Children: Kurt Andrew, Erica Leigh, James Spencer, Claire Menga, Margaret Murray.