Background
Mehaffy, James William was born on November 23, 1940 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of James and Mary Alice (Krieger) Mehaffy.
Mehaffy, James William was born on November 23, 1940 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of James and Mary Alice (Krieger) Mehaffy.
University of Texas (Bachelor of Arts, 1962). University of Washington (Juris Doctor, 1965). Phi Delta Phi. Editor, Jefferson County Bar Journal, since 1989.
Spoken languages: Spanish.
Associate, Mehaffy & Weber, Beaumont, Texas, 1965-1972; lawyer, Provost, Umphrey, Doyle & Mehaffy, Port Arthur, Texas, 1972-1975; lawyer, Mehaffy & Associations, Beaumont, 1975-1989, 91-94; lawyer, Provost Umphrey, Beaumont, 1989-1991; judge, 58th District Court, Beaumont, since 1994. President, founder Michelle F. Mehaffy American Inn of Court, Beaumont, since 1994.
Board of directors Mickey Mehaffy Children's Advocacy Program, Beaumont, since 1991, CASA of Beaumont, since 1993. Member Friendship Beaumont, since 1990. Fellow Texas Bar Foundation.
Member College of State Bar Texas, Conference State Supreme Court Justices (executive member mass tort litigation committee), Rotary.
Married Michelle E. Frawley, June 11, 1982 (deceased March 1991). Children: Thomas, Patrick, Elizabeth. Married Virginia Ann Kunst, June 2, 1995.
Children: Sarah, Mary, Emily.