Background
Maxey, John L. was born on July 7, 1943 in Harlingen, Texas, United States.
Maxey, John L. was born on July 7, 1943 in Harlingen, Texas, United States.
University of Mississippi (Bachelor of Arts, 1965. Juris Doctor, 1968).
Worked at Maxey, Wann & Begley, Professional Limited Liability Company (Jackson, Mississippi) specializing in General, Federal and State Litigation, Environmental Matters, Gaming Law, Administrative Law. Admitted to the bar, 1968, Mississippi and United States. District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi.
1969, United States.
Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. 1973, United States. Supreme Court. United States. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Omicron Delta Kappa.
Phi Delta Phi (President, 1968). Member, National Moot Court Team. Company-Author: "Juvenile Offenses: A Study of Adjudication and Disposition in Mississippi," 42 Mississippi Law Journal 60, 1969.
"Representing the Unrepresented: A Decennial Report on Public Interest Litigation in Mississippi," 44 Mississippi Law Journal 333, 1971.
Treasurer, 1975 and President, 1977, Jackson Young Lawyers Association. Member, Board of Directors, Hinds County Bar Association, 1982-1983.
Member: The Mississippi Bar (Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1988-1989. Chairman Gaming Law Section, 1997-1998).
Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association.
American Board of Trial Advocates. Charles Clark American Inns of Court. Mississippi Bar Foundation (Fellow and Trustee).
National Legal Aid and Defender Association.
Military: With United States. Naval Reserve, 1961-1966.
Member, National Moot Court Team.