James L. Robertson (Mississippi judge)

James L. Roberts Jr. (born c. 1940) is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi from 1983 to 1992.[1]

He was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, and grew up in Greenville, Mississippi,. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Mississippi in 1962 and a law degree from Harvard Law School in 1965.[2]

He wrote Heroes, Rascals, and the Law.[3][4] He taught at the University of Mississippi.[3] He was appointed to the state supreme court by Mississippi governor William Winter.[2]

References
  1. Leslie Southwick, Mississippi Supreme Court Elections: A Historical Perspective 1916-1996, 18 Miss. C. L. Rev. 115 (1997-1998).
  2. "State of Mississippi Judiciary". courts.ms.gov.
  3. "James L. Robertson | University Press of Mississippi". www.upress.state.ms.us.
  4. Green, Christopher; Alexandre, Michèle; Robertson, James (January 1, 2018). "Episode 06: James L. Robertson". Conversations About the Law Podcast.


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