Name:  James E. Phelan

Date of Birth:  July 11, 1950

Place of Birth:  Sweetwater, Texas

When Appointed:  December 2002

By Whom Appointed:  Nominating Commission, Tenth Judicial District

City of Residence:  Overland Park

Family:  Wife: Vicki

Education:

• B.B.A., University of Iowa, 1972 (with honors)                                                               
• J.D., University of Kansas, 1975
• Hastings School of Trial Advocacy, 1980

Career History:

• 1975-2002 Private practice of law

Civic and Professional Activities:

• Johnson County Bar Association
• Wyandotte County Bar Association
• Kansas Bar Association
• University of Kansas Alumni Association