Background
Mighell, Kenneth John was born on March 17, 1931 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Richard Henry and Ruth Aline (Simon) Mighell.
Mighell, Kenneth John was born on March 17, 1931 in Schenectady, New York, United States. Son of Richard Henry and Ruth Aline (Simon) Mighell.
University of Texas (Bachelor of Business Administration, 1952: Juris Doctor, 1957). Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant United States. Attorney, 1961-1977. United States.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1977- 1981.
Worked at Cowles & Thompson, A Professional Corporation (Dallas, Texas) specializing in Alternative Dispute Resolution, Insurance Defense Law, Accident and Personal Injury, Products Liability Law, Toxic Torts. Admitted to the bar, 1957, Texas. 1958, United States. District Court, Northern and Eastern Districts of Texas.
1980, United States.
Supreme Court. Phi Alpha Delta. Assistant United States. Attorney, 1961-1977. United States.
Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, 1977-1981.
Lecturer, "Jury Selection," Federal Bar Seminar, 1985-1988. Director, State Bar of Texas, 1994.
Member: Dallas (Chairman of the Board, 1989, Vice-President, 1990-1991, President-Elect, 1992, President, 1993), Federal and American (Member, Litigation Section) Bar Associations. Texas and Dallas Association of Defense Counsel.
Southwestern Legal Foundation.
Association of Attorney-Mediators, Incorporated. Society of Professionals in Dispute Resolution. Military: Captain, United States Naval Reserve.
Chairman board management Downtown Dallas Young Men’s Christian Association, 1974-1976. President Dallas Area American Lung Association, 1985-1987. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association Metropolitan Dallas, since 1987.
Chairman advisory board Southwestern Law Enforcement Institute, 1994-1998. With United States Navy, 1952-1954. Captain United States Naval Reserve, 1954-1978.
Member Federal Bar Association, Dallas Bar Association (board directors 1984-1989, chairman 1989,vice president 1990-1991, president 1993), State Bar Texas (board directors 1994-1995), National Association Former United States Attorneys (president 1995).
Married Julia Anne Carstarphen, August 24, 1961. Children: Thomas Lowry, Elizabeth Anne.