James E. Graves, Jr.
| James Earl Graves Jr. | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit | |
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Assumed office February 15, 2011 |
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| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Rhesa Hawkins Barksdale |
| Associate Justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court | |
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In office November 1, 2001 – February 15, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | Fred Banks |
| Succeeded by | Leslie D. King |
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James Earl Graves Jr. 1953 (age 63–64) Clinton, Mississippi |
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Millsaps College B.A. Syracuse University College of Law J.D. Syracuse University M.P.A. |
James Earl Graves Jr. (born 1953) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
The son of a Baptist minister, Graves was born and raised in Clinton, Mississippi. He attended Sumner High School in Clinton and graduated as valedictorian with the highest grade point average and ACT score in his class. Graves then attended Millsaps College and graduated in 1975 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. After working at the Mississippi Department of Public Welfare for almost two years, he enrolled at Syracuse University College of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor in 1980. He also earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in 1981. He is a practicing Seventh-day Adventist.
Graves began his legal career as a staff attorney at Central Mississippi Legal Services in 1980. He then worked in the private practice of law for three years, before returning to public service work. Graves served as legal counsel for both the Health Law Division and the Human Services Division of the Mississippi Attorney General’s Office. He also worked as a Special Assistant Attorney General for the State of Mississippi and served as the Director of the Division of Child Support Enforcement in the Mississippi Department of Human Services.
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