James Norman Barr

Background

Barr, James Norman was born on October 21, 1940 in Kewanee, Ill. Son of James Cecil and Dorothy Evelyn (Dorsey) Barr.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Illinois Wesleyan University, 1962; Juris Doctor, Illinois Institute Technology, 1971.

Career

Associate, Pretzel, Stouffer, Nolan & Rooney, Chicago, 1974-1976; claims counsel, Safeco Title Insurance Company, Los Angeles, 1977-1978; associate, Kamph & Jackman, Santa Ana, California, 1978-1980; lawyer private practice, Law Offices of James N. Barr, Santa Ana, 1980-1986; judge, United States Bankruptcy Court Control District California, Santa Anna, since 1987. Adjunct Professor Chapman U. School Law, since 1996.

Achievements

• James Norman Barr has been listed as a reputable Federal judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Lieutenant (senior grade) United States Navy, 1962-1967, Vietnam. Member Orange County Bankruptcy Forum (board directors since 1989), Peter M. Elliott Inn Court (president 1990-1991).

Connections

Married Trilla Anne Reeves, October 31, 1964 (divorced 1977). 1 child, James N. Junior. Married Phyllis L. DeMent, May 30, 1986.

Father:

James Cecil Barr

Mother:

Dorothy Evelyn (Dorsey) Barr

Spouse:

Trilla Anne Reeves

Spouse:

Phyllis L. DeMent

child:

James N. Junior Barr