Background
Newman, James W. was born on March 2, 1935 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States.
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James W. Newman
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University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1957. Juris Doctor, 1960); New York University (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1962). Cambridge University, Cambridge, England (International Law and Estate Planning Courses in Conjunction with the University of Mississippi Summer Session, 1983).
Career
Worked at Newman & Newman. Admitted to the bar, 1960, Mississippi and United States. District Court, Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi.
1961, United States.
Tax Court. 1963, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1964, United States. Supreme Court.
Phi Alpha Delta.
Member: Scabbard and Blade. The Lamar Order. Special Prosecutor, City of Jackson, 1967-1987. Special Chancellor, Fifth Chancery District of the State of Mississippi, 1970-1971.
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Mississippi, 1971-1972.
Assistant District Attorney, 1979-1980. Member, Governor"s Judicial Nominating Committee, 1987.
Member: Hinds County, Federal and American Bar Associations. Mississippi State Bar.
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference. Military: Year">1983).
Achievements
Membership
Member: Scabbard and Blade. The Lamar Order. Special Prosecutor, City of Jackson, 1967-1987. Special Chancellor, Fifth Chancery District of the State of Mississippi, 1970-1971.
Special Assistant Attorney General, State of Mississippi, 1971-1972.
Assistant District Attorney, 1979-1980. Member, Governor"s Judicial Nominating Committee, 1987.
Member: Hinds County, Federal and American Bar Associations. Mississippi State Bar.
Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference. Military: Year">1983). Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation.
Mississippi Bankruptcy Conference.
Military: Year">1983).
