Background
Wade, William James was born on March 13, 1941 in Littlefield, Texas, United States. Son of Roy Stanley and Ruth Marie (Courtney) Wade.
Wade, William James was born on March 13, 1941 in Littlefield, Texas, United States. Son of Roy Stanley and Ruth Marie (Courtney) Wade.
Texas Technological College (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). University of Texas (Juris Doctor, 1966). Phi Alpha Delta.
Assistant district attorney, 47th Judicial District, Amarillo, Texas, 1968-1970; member, Crenshaw, Dupree & Milam, Lubbock, Texas, since 1970.
Board of directors Meals on Wheels. Vice president Southern Plains county Boy Scouts American, Lubbock, since 1990. Past president Friends of the University Library. and S.W. Collection, Texas Tech U., The Well Baby Clinic, Lubbock.
Captain United States Army, 1966-1968. Fellow American Bar Foundation, Texas Bar Foundation. Member American Bar Association, Texas Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, Texas Association Defense Counsel (board directors), Lubbock County Bar Association (past president), Lubbock County Junior Bar Association (past president), University Texas Law School Alumni Association (board directors), Masons.
Married Karen Irene Lyons, September 4, 1965. Children: William James Junior, Matthew L., Benjamin L.