Background
Dukes, James Otis was born on August 4, 1946 in Quitman, Mississippi, United States. Son of James O. and Helen (Carlson) Dukes.
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James Otis Dukes
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Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, U. Mississippi, 1968; Master of Science in Mathematics, U. Mississippi, 1970; Juris Doctor, U. Mississippi, 1975.
Career
Law clerk to chief judge, United States District Court (southern district) Mississippi, Biloxi, 1975-1977; associate, Bryant, Stennis & Colingo, Gulfport, Mississippi, 1977-1979; partner, Bryant, Clark, Dukes, Blakeslee, Ramsay & Hammond, Professional limited liability company, Gulfport, Mississippi, since 1979.
Achievements
Membership
Vestry, junior warden, senior warden St. Peters Episcopalian Church, Gulfport, 1976-1983, 94-95. President standing committee Episcopal Diocese Mississippi, Jackson, 1989, Executive Committee, since 1990, vice president, since 1992. First lieutenant United States Army, 1969-1971.
Fellow Mississippi Bar Foundation (trustee since 1995). Member American Bar Association, Federal Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, Association Defense Trial Attorneys, Southeastern Admirality Institute, Mississippi Bar Association (board commissioner 1986-1988, Executive Committee 1987-1988, professional responsibility committee 1988-1994, chairman consumer affairs committee since 1994, unauthorized practice law committee 1982-1985), Mississippi Defense Lawyers Association (board directors 1991-1994, vice president 1995), Harrison County Bar Association (secretary 1979-1980, vice president 1989-1991, president 1992-1993), Harrison County Junior Bar Association (president 1981-1982), American Inns. of Court, Rotary.
Connections
Married Leslie Ann McIntyre, January 24, 1970. Children: Leslie Macon, William James.
