Jim humes biography

James M. Humes, commonly known as Jim Humes, is an American lawyer from San Francisco, California....

Jim Humes

American lawyer

James M. Humes, commonly known as Jim Humes, is an American lawyer from San Francisco, California.

Justice Humes was raised in the Midwest.

James M. Humes, commonly known as Jim Humes, is an American lawyer from San Francisco, California.

James C. Humes (31 October – 21 August ) was an author and former presidential speechwriter.

Humes studied Law at The George Washington University and became a presidential speechwriter, beginning with Eisenhower.

On November 21, 2012, governor Jerry Brown appointed Humes to the First District Court of Appeal, making Humes the firstopenly gay appellate judge in California history.^[1] He currently^[when?] serves as presiding justice of the court's first division.

Early life and legal career career

Born in Iowa, Humes earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Illinois State University, before completing a Master of Social Science degree at the University of Colorado and a Juris Doctor degree at the University of Denver.^[2]

Humes began his legal career as an associate at Jay Stuart Radetsky PC in 1983 before joining the office of the Colorado Attorney General in 1984.

He briefly left the attorney general's office in 1986 to work in the private sector, before returning in 1987. In 1993, he moved to the California Department of Just