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Name:  James Franklin Davis

Date of Birth:  1948

Place of Birth:  Kansas

When Appointed:  1991

By Whom Appointed:  Governor Mike Hayden

City of Residence:  Shawnee Mission

Family:  Married with children

Education:

• B.A., M.B.A., J.D. (1975), University of Kansas
• Member of the Kansas Law Review

Career History:

• Litigation attorney for 16 years with area law firm specializing in commercial and real estate litigation

Civic and Professional Activities:

• Past president of the Kansas City Civil War Roundtable and Monnett Battle of Westport Fund, Inc.
• Boy Scouts
• Special Olympics

Awards:

• American Jurisprudence Book Award winner for constitutional law and labor law
• Eagle Scout award

Publications:

• Kansas Law Review comment, "Kansas Comparative Negligence Statute"

Other:

• U.S. Army, 1969-1972, with service in Europe, Panama, Vietnam
• Silver Wings, Combat Infantryman’s Badge
• Platoon Leader, U.S. Army, Vietnam, 101st Airborne Division