Background
Wilkes, James M. was born on August 21, 1937 in Huntington Park, California, United States.
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James M. Wilkes
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University of Arizona (Bachelor of Science, 1959. Master of Business Administration, 1961. Bachelor of Laws, 1966).
Career
Worked at Hazlett & Wilkes (Tucson, Arizona) specializing in Litigation, Products Liability, Insurance Defense, Personal Injury, Medical Malpractice. Admitted to the bar, 1966, Arizona. Phi Delta Phi (President, 1965-1966).
Prosecutor, Pima County Attorney" General’ s Office, 1968-1969.
Chief of Criminal Division, United States. Attorney" General’ s Office, District of Arizona, 1969-1972.
Instructor, Trial Practice Class, University of Arizona, 1976-1979. Judge Pro Tempore, 1973-1974, 1982 and Special Court Commissioner, 1974-1982, Superior Court, State of Arizona.
Member, Board of Directors, Community Organization of Drug Abuse Control, Incorporated., 1970-1976.
Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Pima County Bar Association (Member, Grievance Committee, 1974-1975. Law Day Chairman, 1975-1976.
Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1983).
State Bar of Arizona (State Chairman, Law Day, United States of America, 1967. Vice President, Young Lawyers, 1967.
Member: Criminal Rules and Criminal Code Revision Committees, 1971-1975). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Arizona Trial Lawyers Association.
Defense Research Institute. Arizona Association of Defense Counsel. Tucson Defense Bar.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Board of Directors, Community Organization of Drug Abuse Control, Incorporated., 1970-1976. Member, Panel of Arbitrators, American Arbitration Association. Member: Pima County Bar Association (Member, Grievance Committee, 1974-1975.
Law Day Chairman, 1975-1976.
Member, Board of Directors, 1981-1983). State Bar of Arizona (State Chairman, Law Day, United States of America, 1967.
Vice President, Young Lawyers, 1967. Member: Criminal Rules and Criminal Code Revision Committees, 1971-1975).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Arizona Trial Lawyers Association. Defense Research Institute. Arizona Association of Defense Counsel.
Tucson Defense Bar.
