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James M. Douglas
Distinguished Professor of Law
Joined Faculty 1981
Education:
B.A., 1966 Texas Southern University, Houston, TX
J.D., 1970 Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX
J.S.M., 1971 Stanford University
Phone: (713) 313-7352
Fax: (713) 313-1049
Email: James Douglas
Biographical Information
Distinguished Professor of Law, Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX 1999-Present
President, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX Dec 1995-1999 (Interim President Oct 1995-Dec 1995)
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President For Academic Affairs, Texas Southern University, Houston, TX Aug 1995-Oct 1995
Dean and Professor of Law, Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX Aug 1981-Jul 1995
Professor of Law, Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX 1981-1995
Professor of Law, Northeastern University School of Law, 1980-1981
Associate Professor of Law and Associate Dean, Syracuse University College of Law, 1975-80 (Tenured, Fall 1977)
Assistant Professor of Law and Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1974-75
Assistant Professor of Law, Cleveland State University, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1972-74
Assistant Professor of Law, Texas Southern University-Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX 1971-72
Programmer Analyst, Singer General Precision, 1971-72
Programmer Analyst, Singer General Precision, 1966-70
Recognition and Awards
Order of the Coif
The Fellows of the American Bar Foundation
The Fellows of the Texas Bar Foundation
The Fellows of the National Bar Foundation
The Fellows of the Houston Bar Foundation
Outstanding Alumnus-Texas Southern University (1972)
Outstanding Young Men of America (1976)
Outstanding Contribution to Legal Education-Texas Bar Foundation(1986)
Distinguished Service Award-National Bar Association (1991)
Diamond Club Member of the Year (1991)
Mickey LeLand Humanitarian Award (1994)
Profiles of Prominence Award (1994)
President's Award-NAACP (1995)
Who's Who in America
Who's Who in American Law
Who's Who Among African-Americans
Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America
Who's Who in the South and Southwest
Affiliations
American Bar Association
- Section on Science and Technology
Section Council 1990-1995
Chair of Committee on Opportunities for Women & Minorities 1989-94
Chair of Education Committee 1974-1978
- Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar
Legal Technology Advisory Council 1991-97
Diversity in Legal Education Committee 1990-97
Nominating Committee 1991-Present
Affirmative Action Committee 1983-90
Member of numerous Law School Accreditation Teams
Texas Supreme Court Historical Society "Board of Trustees" 1990-Present
College of the State Bar of Texas 1993-Present
State Bar of Texas - Numerous Special Committee Assignments
- Computer Contracts & Licensing Committee 1993-95
- Continuing Legal Education Committee 1991-95 & 1996-Present
- ABA House of Delegates Selection Committee 1992
- Selection of Directors and Faculty for CLE Programs 1991-92
- Administration of Justice Committee 1991-94
- Professionalism committee 1989-90
- Texas Young Lawyers Association, Law School Liaison 1989-90
- Opportunities for Minorities Committee 1986-90
- Liaison with Law School Committee 1982-90
Houston Bar Association
- Houston Bar Foundation's Selection Committee 1994-97
- Law Practice Management Section-Board of Directors 1990-97
Chair 1995-96
Vice-Chair 1994-95
Secretary 1993-94
Law Practice Management Committee 1989-90
National Bar Association
- Legal Education Committee 1983-Present
- Convention Committee 2001-Present
Texas Legal Services Center
- Board of Directors 1993-96
Gulf Coast Legal Foundation
- Board of Directors 1983-Present
President 1994-1995
President-Elect 1993-1994
President 1988-1989
Treasurer 1987-1988 & 1998-1999
Hiscock Legal Aid Society
Law School Admissions Council
- Financial/Legal Affairs Committee 1991-1993 & 1995-1997
- Minorities Affairs committee 1987-1991
Chairperson 1987-1989
- Board of Trustees 1987-1989
- Services Committee 1984-1985
- PEP Committee 1982-1983
The Texas Lawyer
- Board of Contributors 1988-1997
- Editorial Board 1985-1988
Greater Houston Partnership Board of Directors 1997-99
Houston Chamber of Commerce (Life Member)
- Chairman' Club 1985-1987
- Outstanding Service Award 1987
- Exemplary Volunteer Award 1987
Butterworth Legal Publishers - Texas Advisory Board
Salvation Army Board of Directors 1996-99
Houston Festival Board of Directors-Executive Committee 1996-1999
Central Houston Board of Directors 1996-99
Sickle Cell Foundation of Texas
- Board of Directors 1988-1994
Chair of Fund raising 1992-1994
President 1990-1991
Houston Campaign for the Homeless
- Steering Committee 1988-90
Boy Scouts of America
- Board of Directors 1993-Present
- Executive Committee 1998-Present
- Nominating Committee 1988-Present
- District Chairman of Career Awareness 1993-Present
NAACP Life Member (Member of Board)
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo - Life Member
- Black Rodeo Committee 1993-Present
100 Black Men of Metropolitan Houston - Founding Member
Houston 2012 Foundation
- Board of Directors 1998-Present
IMANI House
- Board of Directors 2000-Present
Publications
Some Ideas on the Computer & Law, Texas Southern University Law Review 20 Vol. 11, No. 1 (Fall, 1971)
Computer Use - Legal Arrangements and Liabilities, Computers, Society and Law: The Role of Legal Education (1973)
The Distinction Between Lawyers As Advocates And As Activists; And The Role of the Law School Dean in Facilitating the Justice Mission Cleveland State Law Review, Vol. 40, Nos. 3 and 4 (Spring, 1993)
Selected Presentations
What Was It Like? - Diversity In Law Teaching: a symposium celebrating the 25th anniversary of the UM Hastie Fellowship, University of Wisconsin Law School -April 24, 1999
Life Guides - Acres Home Citizens Council High Achievers Banquet -October 23, 1999
Destined For Success: Graduates Embracing the 21st Century - St. Agnes Baptist Church Annual Scholarship Awards Banquet July 10, 1998
Leadership: The Ability To Lead In the New Millenium - National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives, Houston Chapter -June 24, 1998
Avoiding Supreme Temptations To Catch That Midnight Train To Georgia - Annual Kashmere Gardens Elementary School Faculty and Staff Awards Banquet-May 28, 1998 NAACP - A New Day Begun - Nineteenth Annual Dr. George D. Flemmings Memorial Freedom Fund Banquet - Fort Worth-Tarrant County NAACP -October 25, 1996
Developing Broad-Based Problem-Solving Skills - Southwestern Business Administration Teaching conference - Texas Southern University, Jesse H. Jones School of Business -October 19, 1996
Why Is Scholarship Important to African-Americans? - First Annual "Feast of Life" Banquet -Robert Tinsley Memorial Scholarship Fund, Inc. -September 7, 1996
From Vision to Victory; The Importance Of Black Colleges; How Do We Get There From Here Black History Program, St. John African Methodist Episcopal Church, Aurora Illinois -February 18, 1996
Fair Not Equal - Joint Luncheon of the Tarrant County Bar Association, the Fort Worth-Tarrant County Young Lawyers Association, the Tarrant County Black Bar Association and the Tarrant County Black Women Lawyers Association -June 13, 1995
Affirmative Action and Higher Education - The Ninth Annual Heman Sweatt Symposium on Civil Rights, University of Texas -April 19, 1995
A New And Improved African American Agenda For The Future Of All Americans - Commission on Youth Scholarship Banquet -February 25, 1995
Crime: The Problem And The Solution - Houston Area White House Conference on Aging -February 24 1995
Blacks In High Education - Northeastern College Student Association of Houston Community College System -February 15, 1995
For Length Of Days And Long Life And Peace - Young Men's Day Convocation, Cullen Middle School -May 20 1994
Living The Dream: Love, Hope, Non-Violence - Second Annual Martin Luther King, Sr. Awards Banquet, Jackson Mississippi -January 17, 1994
A Call To Commitment - Black Law Students' Association of Canada Second Annual Conference & Symposium -February 27, 1993
How Far Have We Come? A Status Report Of Women & Minority Lawyers In Texas - Third Annual Conference on Minority Lawyers in Texas -October 23, 1992
The Historically Black College & University: New Threats, New Opportunities - Prairie View A&M University Faculty & Professional Staff Conference -August 20, 1992
A Review Of The Change In Racism - The First Annual Franklin D. Cleckley Symposium -February 25, 1992
Recruiting, Hiring & Retention Of Diverse Faculty Who Teach Clinic - Association of American Law Schools -January 1992
The Justice Mission Of American Law Schools - Cleveland State University -November 1, 1991
Faculty Diversification - Minority Law Teachers' Conference -October 1991
American Law Schools: Academic Centers Of Racial Polarization - National Bar Association -August 9, 1991
The Future Of Legal Education - One Hundredth Anniversary Symposium of the Yale Law Journal -March 1991
Undergraduate Preparation For Law School - Law School Admission Council -October 14, 1990
Legal Education, Recruiting, Admission & Retention Of Minority Law Students - State Bar of Texas -May 18, 1990
After All Is Said And Done, More Is Said Than Don-What Prevents Progress In Diversifying Legal Education - Annual Meeting of Law School Admission Council -June 2, 1989
The Future Of The Courts In Texas - Leadership Houston -May 4, 1989
Becoming A Successful Law Professor - Fourth Annual Minority Law Teachers' Conference -October 15, 1988
The Constitution: A Commercial prospective - National Meeting of the Association of Attorney-CPA's -November 14, 1987
Bridging The Gaps Between Minority Law Professors And Minority Law School Administrators - October 31, 1987
Bridging The Gap: Black Law Professors And Black Practitioners - National Bar Association -July 23, 1987
How To Become A Successful Person - Mountain State Bar Association, Inc., 15th Annual Awards Banquet -June 13, 1987
TSU Belongs To All Of Houston - The Hamilton Club -April 8, 1987
Survival Of The Black College - Association for the Student of Afro-American Life and History, Incorporated -October 17, 1986
The Relationship Between The Lawyer & His/Her Client - National Bar Association -July 25, 1985
Increasing Minority Law School Enrollment - American Bar Association Hearing -February 13, 1985
Prospects For Minorities In Legal education And In The Legal Profession - Law School Admission Council -October 1983
How To Succeed As A Law School Dean - Annual Deans Meeting of the American Bar Association -February 1983
The Computer As A Tool For The CourtsJudicial Council National Bar Association -July 27, 1982
Computers & Law - Interdisciplinary Faculty Colloquium, Northeastern University -June 11, 1981
Minority Admission To Professional Schools - New York Legislative Symposium on Black Professional School Enrollment -May 1979
Today's Data Disclosure Controversy - Association for Systems Management -February 21, 1978
Commencement Address - Texas Southern University -August 14, 1976
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