Background
Witherspoon, James Winfred was born on September 20, 1906 in Indianola, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Ernest and Mary Etta (Stafford) Witherspoon.
Witherspoon, James Winfred was born on September 20, 1906 in Indianola, Oklahoma, United States. Son of Ernest and Mary Etta (Stafford) Witherspoon.
Montezuma College (Bachelor of Arts, 1926). University of Texas and University of Oklahoma (Bachelor of Laws, 1929). Phi Alpha Delta. District Attorney, 69th Judicial District, 1933-1939.
District Judge, 69th Judicial District, 1940-1945. Board of Regents of Texas A. & M. College, 1951-1957.
Working as a partner of WITHERSPOON, AIKIN & LANGLEY. Admitted to the bar, 1929, Oklahoma and Texas. 1949, United States. Tax Court and United States. District Court, Northern District of Texas.
1957, United States. Gaims Court and United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1958, United States. Supreme Court.
1980, United States. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1985, United States. District Court, Southern District of Texas.
Delaware Texas State Democratic Convention, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960. Board regents Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University, 1951—1957. Fellow: Texas Bar Foundation (charter).
Member: Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Confederate Veterans, American Bar Association, Junior Chamber of C. (sustaining mem), West Texas Chamber of Commerce, Deaf Smith County Chamber of C., Panhandle History Society (board directors), Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, American College Probate Counsel, Texas Association Plantiffs' Attorneys, National Plaintiffs' Attorneys Association, American Judicature Society, Texas State Bar Association, American Association For Justice, Amarillo Businessmen's Club (founder), Will Rogers Range Riders Club, Hereford Riders Club, Hereford Country Club, Amarillo Country Club (Texas), Sugar New York Club, Amarillo, Amarillo Knife & Fork Club, Rotary, Shriners, Masons, Knight Templar, Elks, Phi Alpha Delta.
Married Margaret Gilliland, July 25, 1930 (deceased). Children: Gerald Winfrey, Eleanor Irene Witherspoon Couch. Married Elizabeth Spradley Womble, February 14, 1959.
1 child Janie Womble Smith.