Background
Risch, James Orience was born on May 30, 1947 in Connersville, Indiana, United States. Son of Orience O. and Sally M. (Williams) Risch.
Risch, James Orience was born on May 30, 1947 in Connersville, Indiana, United States. Son of Orience O. and Sally M. (Williams) Risch.
Bachelor of Science with honors, U. Louisville, 1972; Juris Doctor, U. Louisville, 1975; postgraduate, U. Louisville, 1977.
Warehouse inventory analyst, Brown & Williamson Tobacco, Louisville, 1968-1972; assistant director law, City Law Department, Louisville, 1975-1983; partner, Zielke Davidson Taft & Risch, Louisville, 1978-1981; partner, Brown Benson & Byrne, Louisville, since 1995; associate, Joseph Mobley & Associations, Louisville, 1981-1995. Lecturer in political science Watterson College, Louisville, 1975-1978.
Board of directors Louisville Audubon Society, 1985-1986, Young Men’s Christian Association Metro, Louisville, 1996-1997. With United States Marine Corps, 1966-1968, Vietnam. Member Kentucky Bar Association (pro bono award 1997, CLE award 1991), Louisville Bar Association.
Married Paula J. Cease, May 25, 1974 (divorced June 1982). 1 child, Sarah E.