James Hughes Hancock

Personal

Birthday: 
1931
Birthplace: 
Montgomery, AL
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

U.S. Army lieutenant, 1953-1955
Law clerk, Hon. John L. Goodwyn, Supreme Court of Alabama
Private practice, Birmingham, Alabama, 1957-1973

Education

Name of School: 
University of Alabama
Degree: 
B.S.
Degree Year: 
1953
Name of School - Second: 

University of Alabama School of Law

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Degree - Second: 
LL.B.
Degree Year - Second: 
1957

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Northern District of Alabama
Court Name: 

Alabama Northern District Court

President Nominating: 
Richard M. Nixon
Party Affiliation of President: 
Republican
Commission Date: 
4/17/1973
Retirement from Active Service: 
5/1/1996