Background
Sours, John Delmar was born on December 23, 1944 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of M. Delmar and F. Kathryn (Fowler) Sours.
Sours, John Delmar was born on December 23, 1944 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of M. Delmar and F. Kathryn (Fowler) Sours.
College of William and Mary (Bachelor of Arts, 1966. Juris Doctor, 1969); Georgetown University (Master of Laws, 1973).
Worked at Wasson, Sours & Harris, A Professional Corporation (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Labor Law, Employment Law, Construction Law, Environmental Law, Commercial Real Estate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Virginia and United States. Court of Military Appeals.
1973, Georgia and United States.
Claims Court; 1974, United States. District Court, Northern District of Georgia.
1978, United States. Court of Appeals, Fifth and Sixth Circuits.
1980, United States. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. 1981, United States. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.
1983, United States. District Court, Middle District of Georgia.
1984, United States. District Court, Southern District of Georgia. Phi Delta Phi. Listed in "Who"s Who in American Law," 3rd and subsequent eds.
Member: National Construction Industry Panel and National Mediation Panel, American Arbitration Association. Professor, Keller Graduate School of Business, 1994.
Adjunct Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, 1979.
Company-Author: "Practical Architect-Engineer Law," Federal Publications, Incorporated., 1980. "Construction Arbitration," Federal Publications, Incorporated., 1982. "Bonds, Liens and Insurance in Georgia Construction," Canterbury Group, 1989.
Chairman, Fulton County Republican Party, 1991-1993.
Chairman, Fifth District Republican Executive Committee, 1993-1996. Delegate, Republican National Conventions, 1992 and 1996.
Member, Georgia Republican Party Executive Committee, 1992-1996. Member, State of Georgia, Board of Elections, 1996.
Member: Federal (President, Atlanta Chapter, 1989-1990) and American (Member, Sections on: Labor Relations Law.
Member, Forum Committee on Construction Industry, 1977) Bar Associations. State Bar of Georgia (Member, Sections on: Labor Law. Environmental Law; Dispute Resolution).
Virginia State Bar.
Republican National Lawyers Association. Federal Society; Lawyers Club of Atlanta. Military: Captain, Judge Advocate General"s Corps, United States.
Army, active duty, 1969-1973.
Major, Georgia Army National Guard, 1974-1978.
Served to captain United States Army, 1969-1973. Member National Construction Industry Panel, American Arbitration Association, Federal Bar Association (president Atlanta chapter), American Bar Association, California State Construction Arbitration Panel, Atlanta Bar Association, Lawyers.
Married Lelia Ruth Eye, August 20, 1966. Children: Cynthia L., Matthew J., David A. Bachelor of Arts, College.