John David Saxon

Background

Saxon, John David was born on July 21, 1950 in Anniston, Alabama, United States. Son of J.Z. and Sarah Elizabeth (Steadham) Saxon.

Education

Graduate Executive

Career

Bar: Alabama 1977, United States District Court (northern district) Alabama 1977, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1983, United States District Court (middle district) Alabama 1989, United States District Court (southern district) Alabama 1990, United States Court Appeals(11th circuit) 1990, United States Court Appeals (5th circuit) 1992. Administrative assistant.to acting chief Executive officer University of Alabama-University, 1976-1977. Associate Sirote, Permutt, Friend, Friedman, Held & Apolinsky, P.A., Birmingham, Alabama, 1977-1978.

Special assistant to Vice President United States, Washington, 1978-1979.

Counsel subcommittee on jurisprudence and government relations Committee on Judiciary, United States Senate, Washington, 1979-1980, counsel Select Committee on Ethics, 1980-1983. Director corporation issues Radio Corporation of America, Washington, 1983-1986.

Washington representative, General Electric Company, 1986-1987. Associate counsel United States Senate Select commission on secret military assistance to Iran and the Nicaraguan Opposition, 1987-1988.

Special counsel United States Senate Armed Superior vena cava syndrome committee, 1988.

Counsel, Johnston, Barton, Proctor, Swedlaw & Naff, Birmingham, 1988-1990. Attorney Gathings & Davis, Birmingham, 1990-1992. Partner Cooper, Mitch, Crawford, Kuykendall &Whatley, 1992-1995.

President and principal John Doctorate. Saxon, Professional Corporation, 1995.

Adjunct instructor political communication U. Maryland., 1982-1983. Instructor speech communication University of Alabama-University, 1973.

Instructor speech communication and management Brewer Junior College, Tuscaloosa, 1975-1977. Adjunct instructor civil litigation Samford University, Birmingham, 1977-1978.

Adjunct Professor Washington College Law The Am.U., 1988.

Adjunct Professor administration law University of Alabama, Birmingham, 1998. Visiting scholar The Hastings Center, 1983. Member American Observer Delegation, Kettering Foundation, United States-China Task Force, 1986.

Board directors White House Fellows Foundation, 1981-1984, president, 1983-1984.

Member board advisers Center for Publication Law and Service, University of Alabama School Law, 1976-1983. Board of trustees Farrah LawSoc., 1988-1994, vice-chairman, 1990-1992, chairman, 1992-1994.

Board directors, exec.com. University of Alabama Law Foundation, vice chairman, 1996-1998, chairman 1998.

Member President"s Commission White House Fellowships, 1983-1984, 93.

Member Washington Local Development Corporation, 1986-1988. Chairman Alabama Clinton for President Campaign, 1992,96. Member platform committee Democratic National Convention, 1992, delegate, 1996.

Treasurer Alabama Democratic Party, 1995.

Member policy advising committee The Coalition for Excellence in Education, chairman, 1991-1992. Director The A+ Research Foundation.

Member board advisors Northeast Alabama Development Forum, 1992, National Governing Board Common Cause,1992-1995, Leadership Birmingham Class of 1993-1994. Member president advisory county Birmingham Southern College, 1993.

Member administrative board First United Methodist Church, 1994-1997.

Company-president Birmingham Boys Choir Foundation, 1994-1996. Assistant.scoutmaster Troop 57 Boy Scouts of America. President Southside Baseball, 1995-1997.

Advising committee The Blackburn Institute, University of Alabama.

Board director Miles College Center for Cmty. Economics Development, 1995.

Achievements

• John David Saxon has been listed as a reputable policy analyst, practitioner, executive, educator, lawyer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to Second lieutenant United States Army, 1974,captain Reserve White House. Member.ABA (special committee litigation section), Alabama Bar Association, Birmingham Bar Association (chairman professional ethics committee 1991-1992. Club (president 1992-1993), Jasons, Omicron Delta Kappa, Omicron Delta Epsilon, Phi Alpha Theta, Pi Sigma Alpha.

Connections

Married Elizabeth Lord, March 10,1973.

Father:

J.Z. Saxon

Mother:

Sarah Elizabeth (Steadham) Saxon

Spouse:

Elizabeth Lord