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Graves, James Earl, Jr.
Born 1953 in Hinds County, MS
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Rhesa H. Barksdale. Confirmed by the Senate on February 14, 2011, and received commission on February 15, 2011.
Education:
Millsaps College, B.A., 1975
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1980
Syracuse University, M.P.A., 1981
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Rhesa H. Barksdale. Confirmed by the Senate on February 14, 2011, and received commission on February 15, 2011.
Education:
Millsaps College, B.A., 1975
Syracuse University College of Law, J.D., 1980
Syracuse University, M.P.A., 1981
Professional Career:
Staff attorney, Central Mississippi Legal Services, Jackson, Mississippi, 1980-1983
Adjunct professor, Jackson State University, 1980-1997
Private practice, Jackson, Mississippi, 1983-1986
Special assistant attorney general, State of Mississippi, 1986-1990
Director, Division of Child Support Enforcement, Mississippi Department of Human Services, 1990-1991
Judge, Mississippi Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial District, 1991-2001
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, 2001-2011; presiding justice, 2009-2011
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, June 10, 2010; no Senate vote