Background
Breckenridge, James R. was born on November 5, 1950 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States.
Breckenridge, James R. was born on November 5, 1950 in Manhattan, Kansas, United States.
Harvard College (Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, 1973). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, with honors, 1979). Spoken languages: Japanese and Spanish.
Worked at Breckenridge Law Office (New York, New York) specializing in Banking Law, Finance Law. Admitted to the bar, 1980, New New York 1981, District of Columbia and United States.
Court of International Trade.
1982, United States. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Order of the Coif. National Merit Scholar, Harvard National Scholar, 1968-1973.
Associate Editor, Texas Law Review, 1979. Author: "The Other Half of Executive Jet: The New Rationality in Admiralty Jurisdiction," 57 Texas Law Review 977, 1979.
"Diversity Jurisdiction Over Unincorporated Business Entities: The Party in Interest as a Jurisdictional Rule," 56 Texas Law Review 243, 1978.
Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar. Customs and International Trade Bar Association.
Member: New York State and American Bar Associations. The District of Columbia Bar. Customs and International Trade Bar Association.