Background
Saxon, John D. was born on July 21, 1950 in Anniston, Alabama, United States.
Saxon, John D. was born on July 21, 1950 in Anniston, Alabama, United States.
University of Alabama (Bachelor of Arts, 1972. Juris Doctor, 1977); University of North Carolina (Master of Arts, 1973).
Worked at John Doctorate. Saxon, Professional Corporation (Birmingham, Alabama) specializing in Civil Trial Practice in Federal and State Courts and before Administrative Agencies. Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Discharge, Personal Injury, Fraud, Insurance Bad Faith, Products Liability, Wrongful Death, Business Torts and Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1977, Alabama and United States.
District Court, Northern District of Alabama.
1983, United States. Supreme Court. 1989, United States. District Court, Middle District of Alabama.
1990, United States. District Court, Southern District of Alabama and United States.
Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. 1992, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
Omicron Delta Kappa. Phi Delta Phi. Member: Bench and Bar.
National Moot Court Team.
White House Fellow. Farrah Law Society (Chairman, 1992-1994). Member, Board of Directors and Vice President, 1996, University of Alabama Law School Foundation.
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of The Legal Profession, 1975-1977.
Author: "The Scope of Legislative Ethics," in Representation and Responsibility (Plenum, 1985). Note, 2 The Journal of the Legal Profession 167-81 (1977). Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law, The American University, 1988.
Special Counsel, United States.
Senate Armed Services Committee, 1988. Associate Counsel, United States.
Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and The Nicaraguan Opposition, 1987. Counsel: United States.
Senate Select Committee on Ethics, 1980-1983.
United States. Senate Judiciary Committee, Sub-Committee on Jurisprudence and Governmental Relations, 1979-1980. Special Assistant to Vice President Walter F. Mondale, 1978-1979.
President and Chairman of the Board, White House Fellows Foundation, 1983-1984.
Member: President"s Commission on White House Fellowships, 1983-1984, 1993. National Governing Board, Common Cause, 1992-1995. President"s Advisory Council, Birmingham-Southern College, 1993;Member: Board of Directors, Center for Community & Economic Development, Miles College.
Washington, District of Columbia Local Development Corporation, 1986-1988.
Chairman, Alabama Clinton-Gore Campaign, 1992, 1996. Member: Birmingham (Chairman, Professional Ethics Committee, 1991-1992.
Chairman, Grievance Committee, 1997) and American Bar Associations. Alabama State Bar (Member: Permanent Code Commission, 1992-1995.
Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution, 1996-1997).
Alabama Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Board of Governors, 1990-1994. Executive Committee, 1994). JOHN Doctorate. SAXON created his own Professional Corporation and opened his office as a sole practitioner in April 1995, after practicing for eight years with several Birmingham firms and spending ten years in Washington, District of Columbia, where he held a number of governmental positions in both Congress and the Executive Branch.
His practice consists primarily of civil litigation, where his experience as lead counsel and as local counsel associated with national law firms affords clients the opportunity to have matters handled competently, with close attention and personal service unique to a small setting.
Author: "The Scope of Legislative Ethics," in Representation and Responsibility (Plenum, 1985). Note, 2 The Journal of the Legal Profession 167-81 (1977). Adjunct Professor, Washington College of Law, The American University, 1988.
Special Counsel, United States. Senate Armed Services Committee, 1988. Associate Counsel, United States.
Senate Select Committee on Secret Military Assistance to Iran and The Nicaraguan Opposition, 1987. Counsel: United States. Senate Select Committee on Ethics, 1980-1983.
United States. Senate Judiciary Committee, Sub-Committee on Jurisprudence and Governmental Relations, 1979-1980. Special Assistant to Vice President Walter F. Mondale, 1978-1979. President and Chairman of the Board, White House Fellows Foundation, 1983-1984.
Member: Bench and Bar. National Moot Court Team. White House Fellow. Farrah Law Society (Chairman, 1992-1994).
Member, Board of Directors and Vice President, 1996, University of Alabama Law School Foundation.
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of The Legal Profession, 1975-1977.