California State Officials Biographies 1911

WILLIAM PARRY JAMES

Submitted by Nancy Pratt Melton

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Associate Justice, Second Appellate District.
WILLIAM PARRY JAMES (Republican) was born near Buffalo, New York, January 10, 
1870; was brought to California by his parents when three years of age and has 
resided in Los Angeles County every since; studied law and was admitted to the 
bar in 1894; appointed to fill a vacancy on the superior bench of Los Angeles 
County in April, 1905. In the fall of 1906 was elected to same position for term 
of six years. In July, 1910, was appointed to fill the vacancy on the bench of 
the District Court of Appeal for the Second District, to take the place of James 
W. Taggart, deceased. At the November election of the same year was elected to 
serve the unexpired term of Justice Taggart, that term being for eight years.
 
Source: California Blue Book, or State Roster, 1911
Compiled by Frank C. Jordan, Secretary of State
Friend W. Richardson, Superintendent of State Printing, Sacramento, CA, 1913