Background
Campbell, James M. was born on November 23, 1942 in Anniston, Alabama, United States.
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James M. Campbell
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Emory University (Bachelor of Arts, 1964. Juris Doctor, 1966).
Career
Worked at Campbell & Hopkins (Anniston, Alabama) specializing in General Civil Practice. Trials in all Courts. Real Estate, Probate, Corporate, Commercial and Personal Injury Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1966, Alabama.
1972, United States. Supreme Court. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1979-1994.
Member, 1979-1994 and Chairman, 1983-1986, Judiciary Committee. Vice Chairman, Banking Committee, 1983.
Member, 1983-1994 and President, 1985-1986, Legislative Council.
Speaker Pro Tem, 1987-1994. Member, Anniston City Board of Education, 1984-1989. Member: Calhoun County (President, 1979) and American Bar Associations.
Alabama State Bar (Member: Board of Commissioners, 1974-1980.
Executive Committee, 1977). Alabama Law Institute (Vice President, 1985).
Jim Campbell started practicing law in Calhoun County in 1966, upon his graduation from the Emory University School of Law. In 1990, Chris Hopkins left his firm in Alexandria, Virginia, where he was a name partner, to join Jim.
The new firm was named Campbell & Hopkins.
In February of 1991, Virginia Emerson Hopkins joined the firm after resigning her partnership in Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, thus becoming the third consecutive generation of her family to practice law in Calhoun County.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Alabama House of Representatives, 1979-1994. Member, 1979-1994 and Chairman, 1983-1986, Judiciary Committee. Vice Chairman, Banking Committee, 1983.
Member, 1983-1994 and President, 1985-1986, Legislative Council.
Speaker Pro Tem, 1987-1994. Member, Anniston City Board of Education, 1984-1989.
Member: Calhoun County (President, 1979) and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (Member: Board of Commissioners, 1974-1980.
Executive Committee, 1977).
Alabama Law Institute (Vice President, 1985).
