Background
Ziglar, James W. was born on December 8, 1945 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States.
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Ziglar, James W. was born on December 8, 1945 in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States.
Bachelor, George Washington University, 1968. Juris Doctor, George Washington University, 1972.
Staff assistant Senator James Eastland, Washington, 1964-1971. Special assistant Department of Justice, 1971-1972. Law clerk to associate justice Harry Blackmun Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1972-1973.
Associate Mudge, Rose, Guthrie et al, New York City, 1973-1977. Partner O'Connor, Cavanagh, Anderson et al, Phoenix, 1977-1980. Senior vice president Dillon, Read & Company, New York City, 1980-1984.
Managing director Union Bank of Switzerland Finance Services, 1984—1987, 1990—1998, 2004—2005. Assistant secretary Department of Interior, Washington, 1987-1988. Managing director Drexel Burnham Lambert Incorporated, New York York City, 1989-1990.
Sergeant at arms United States Senate, Washington, 1998—2001. Comnr. immigration and naturalization service United States Department Justice, 2001—2002. Resident fellow Institute of Politics Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2003.
President and Chief Executive Officer Cross Match Technology, Inc., Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, 2005—2008. Senior fellow Migration Policy Institute, Washington, since 2008. Senior counsel Van Ness Feldman, since 2009.
Distinguished visiting professor Law School George Washington University, 2003—2004.
Bar: Virginia 1972, District of Columbia 1973, New York 1975, Arizona 1977.
Married; 3 children.