Background
Troupis, James Roberts was born on September 30, 1953 in Mendota, Illinois, United States. Son of Christ T. and Marion (Roberts) Troupis.
Troupis, James Roberts was born on September 30, 1953 in Mendota, Illinois, United States. Son of Christ T. and Marion (Roberts) Troupis.
Bradley University and Northwestern University (Bachelor of Arts, 1975). Northwestern University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978). Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1977-1978.
Worked at Michael Best & Friedrich Limited Liability Partnership (Milwaukee, Wisconsin) specializing in Litigation, Commercial Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, Illinois. 1987, Wisconsin, United States.
District Court, Western and Eastern Districts of Wisconsin, United States.
District Court, Northern District of Illinois, United States. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit and United States.
Supreme Court.
Recipient: William J. Bryan, Adlai Stevenson and Lowden-Wigmore Awards. Edwin C. Austin Scholar.
Julius Minor Moot Court Finalist.
Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 1977-1978. Company-Author: "Construction Claims Under Wisconsin Law," Cambridge Institute, 1988, 1989, 1991. Author: "Pretrial Publicity," 67 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 430, 1976.
"Immunity and Subsequent Informal Punishment," 69 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 322, 1978.
Review Article: "A Theoretical Explanation of the Development of Criminal Law," 70 Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology 589, 1979. Law Clerk, Justice Howard C. Ryan, Illinois Supreme Court, 1978-1979.
Member: Section on Antitrust Law, American Bar Association. Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor"s Advisory Council.
Council on Legal Affairs.
Republican National Committee. Delegate Illinois Republican Convention. Northwestern University Alumni Committee.
LaSalle County United Way Volunteer of the Year.
Mayor, City of Mendota, 1985-1987. Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Development Finance Authority, 1986-1988.
Representative, Far East Trade Delegation, 1985. Member: Illinois State Bar Association.
Seventh Circuit Bar Association.
(Resident Partner, Madison, Wisconsin Office).
Member: Section on Antitrust Law, American Bar Association. Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor"s Advisory Council. Council on Legal Affairs.
Republican National Committee.
Delegate Illinois Republican Convention. Northwestern University Alumni Committee.
LaSalle County United Way Volunteer of the Year. Mayor, City of Mendota, 1985-1987.
Member, Board of Directors, Illinois Development Finance Authority, 1986-1988.
Representative, Far East Trade Delegation, 1985. Member: Illinois State Bar Association. Seventh Circuit Bar Association.
(Resident Partner, Madison, Wisconsin Office).
Married Karen J., July 12, 1975. Children: Sarah, James, Charlotte.