Background
Cole, Junior, James S. was born on September 8, 1953 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States.
Cole, Junior, James S. was born on September 8, 1953 in Cheyenne, Wyoming, United States.
Saint Louis University (Bachelor of Arts, summa cum laude, 1975). Harvard University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1978).
Worked at Riezman & Blitz, Professional Corporation (Saint Louis, Missouri) specializing in Bankruptcy, Commercial Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1979, Missouri and United States. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri.
1994, United States.
District Court, Southern District of Illinois. 1995, United States. District Court, Central District of Illinois. 1996, United States. District Court, Western District of Missouri.
Phi Beta Kappa.
Alpha Sigma Nu. Author: Comment, "The Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Lands Acting Amendments of 1976," 14 Harvard J. Legislative., 358-94, 1977. "Non-Indexed Judgment Liens on Real Estate in Missouri," Missouri Bar Journal, 1981.
"Employment Taxes on Wage Claims," 9 NABTALK Number. 2 (Summer 1993); "The Carve Out from Liens and Priorities to Guarantee Payment of Professional Fees in Chapter 11," 1983 Det.Col.L.Rev.
1499 (1993); "Protecting Judgment Liens in Bankruptcy," 2 Mo.Bus.L.Q. Number.
4 (1996). Law Clerk to Honorary Albert L. Rendlen, Missouri Supreme Court, 1978-1979. Assistant United States.
Trustee, Bankruptcy Court, 1988-1993.
Member, Thousand Hills Area Probation and Parole Citizens Advisory Board, 1985-1986. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis. The Missouri Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute.
Member, Thousand Hills Area Probation and Parole Citizens Advisory Board, 1985-1986. Member: Bar Association of Metropolitan Saint Louis. The Missouri Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute.