James M. Brown
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James M. Brown (born December 9, 1941) is a trial attorney in private practice in Salem, Oregon, who served as Oregon Attorney General from 1980 to 1981. He is a Democrat.
Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, Brown attended American University before graduating Willamette University magna cum laude with a B.A. in 1964, and Yale University's School of Law with an LL.B. in 1967, being admitted to the Oregon bar the same year.
He served as a Deputy District Attorney from 1970 to 1972, and as District Attorney from 1972 to 1977, in Benton County, Oregon. He was Counsel to the Governor of Oregon (1977-1979) and Assistant Attorney General (1979-1980), before being appointed as state Attorney General in 1980.
[edit] References
- Private Practice Lawyer Profile for James M. Brown (HTML). Lawyer Locator. New Providence, New Jersey: Lexis Nexis Martindale-Hubbell (2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
- Oregon Department of Justice - Agency History (HTML). Oregon Blue Book (Online). Oregon Secretary of State (1995). Retrieved on 2006-12-09.
| Preceded by James Redden |
Oregon Attorney General 1980 – 1981 |
Succeeded by David B. Frohnmayer |
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