Background
Russ, James Matthias was born on September 20, 1929 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Matthias James and Agnes Margaret (Jerina) Russ.
Russ, James Matthias was born on September 20, 1929 in Duluth, Minnesota, United States. Son of Matthias James and Agnes Margaret (Jerina) Russ.
Marquette University and Spring Hill College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1955). Georgetown University (Juris Doctor, 1957).
Gustafson v. Florida, 414 United States. 260, 94 South.Ct. 488, 38 L.Ed.2d 456 (1973); Coppolino v. State, 223 So.2d 68 (Florida 2d DCA 1968); Turner v. State, 283 So.2d 157 (Florida DCA 1973); Turner v. Olliff, 281 So.2d 384 (Florida 1st DCA 1973); United States. v. Hampton, 775 F.2d 1479 (11th Circuit 1985); McCain v. Select Committee on Impeachment, Florida House of Representatives; 313 So.2d 722 (Florida 1975); United States. v. Hartley, 678 F.2d 961 (11th Circuit 1982); Yordan v. Dugger, 909 F.2d 474 (11th Circuit 1990); United States. V. 270,000.00 in United States. Currency, Plus Interest, 1 F.3d 1146 (11th Circuit 1993); United States. v. Koblitz, 803 F.2d 1523 (11th Circuit 1986).Worked at Law Offices of, James M. Russian, P.A. Admitted to the bar, 1957, District of Columbia. 1958, Florida; 1964, United States.
Supreme Court.
Phi Delta Phi. Staff Member, The Georgetown Law Journal, 1956-1957.
Author: "Incompetency And Insanity Proceedings," Florida Pretrial Practice, The Florida Bar, Continuing legal education, 1987.
"Controlling Publicity and Other Means of Ensuring Fair Trial, Florida Defense of Criminal Actions," 1967. "Pretrial Procedures and Motions, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure," 1968, The Florida Bar Continuing Legal Education Project. Company-Author: With Irwin Paul Mandelkern, "The Speedy Trial Acting of 1974: A Trap for the Unwary Practitioner," 2 National Journal of Criminal Defense 1, 1976.
County Solicitor, Orange County, 1961-1965.
Member: Florida Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, 1971-1974. Speedy Trial Acting Planning Committee, United States.
District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1976. United States Attorney Selection Committee of Florida, 1977-1978.
Member, Board of Directors, Greater Orlando Area Legal Services, Incorporated.
1976-1984. President, Florida Institutional Legal Services, Incorporated., 1980-1981. Board Member, The Florida Bar Foundation, 1985-1991.
Trustee: Orange County Legal Aid Society.
The Chester Bedell Memorial Foundation, 1993. Delegate, Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, 1983-1984. Member: Orange County (Secretary, 1983-1987), Ninth Judicial Circuit (Member, Grievance Committee, 1969-1972.
1981-1984) and American (Member: Section of Criminal Justice.
Litigation Section; Chairman, Defense Function Committee, 1987-1989) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Chairman, Criminal Law Committee, 1964-1965, 1966-1967.
Member, Executive Council, Trial Lawyers Section, 1967-1968. Member, Criminal Law Certification Committee, 1989-1991).
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (First Vice-President and Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1994.
National Board of Trial Advocacy (Director, 1989-1995). American Inn of Court #123 (Master, 1990-1994). Fellow: American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
American College of Trial Lawyers.
[Commander, United States Naval Reserve, (Retired), Active Duty, 1949-1953] Board Certified Criminal Trial and Criminal Appellate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Foreign 30 years the Russian law firm has provided legal services in criminal matters in metropolitan Orlando--at the trial and appellate levels of the state and federal court systems--through its principle, James M. Russian, and associates lawyers. This law practice encompasses several thousand criminal cases at the trial level and more than 130 reported federal and Florida appellate cases.
Florida Supreme Justice David L. McCain, Entrepreneur Glenn West. Turner, Anesthesiologist Carl A. Coppolino, Doctor of Medicine and Rock Music Entertainer Courtney Love-Cobain, have been defended by this law firm.
Mr. Russian is listed in The Best Lawyers in America: Criminal Defense (all editions), Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Pre-eminent Lawyers, Who"s Who in American Law: Criminal Law and National Directory of Criminal Lawyers (Tarlow, 3d Education 1991). The practice is limited to criminal law at the trial and appellate levels of both the state and federal court systems
Member: Florida Ninth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, 1971-1974. Speedy Trial Acting Planning Committee, United States. District Court, Middle District of Florida, 1976.
United States Attorney Selection Committee of Florida, 1977-1978.
Member, Board of Directors, Greater Orlando Area Legal Services, Incorporated. 1976-1984. President, Florida Institutional Legal Services, Incorporated., 1980-1981.
Board Member, The Florida Bar Foundation, 1985-1991. Trustee: Orange County Legal Aid Society.
The Chester Bedell Memorial Foundation, 1993.
Delegate, Eleventh Circuit Judicial Conference, 1983-1984. Member: Orange County (Secretary, 1983-1987), Ninth Judicial Circuit (Member, Grievance Committee, 1969-1972. 1981-1984) and American (Member: Section of Criminal Justice.
Litigation Section.
Chairman, Defense Function Committee, 1987-1989) Bar Associations. The Florida Bar (Chairman, Criminal Law Committee, 1964-1965, 1966-1967. Member, Executive Council, Trial Lawyers Section, 1967-1968.
Member, Criminal Law Certification Committee, 1989-1991).
The National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (First Vice-President and Member, Board of Directors, 1984-1994. National Board of Trial Advocacy (Director, 1989-1995).
American Inn of Court #123 (Master, 1990-1994). Fellow: American Board of Criminal Lawyers.
American College of Trial Lawyers.
[Commander, United States Naval Reserve, (Retired), Active Duty, 1949-1953] Board Certified Criminal Trial and Criminal Appellate Lawyer, Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy.
Married Nanelle Davis, June 27, 1953. Children: Tanya, Robin, Sarah, Claudia, Janine, Monica, Matthias James, Kateri.
