James R. Williams (lawyer)

James R. Williams
Municipal Court
In office 1983–1989
Court of Common Please
In office 1989–2003
Preceded by	John Reece
Personal details
Born	Columbus, Mississippi
Spouse(s)	Cathy Williams
Alma mater	University of Akron
Religion	African Methodist Episcopal

James R. Williams (born 1936) in Columbus, Mississippi is a U.S. lawyer, politician and jurist.

Williams received his undergraduate and juris doctorate degree from University of Akron.

Williams supported gun control as an Akron, Ohio councilman.

In 1974, he was the Democratic Party candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.

Williams was the 25th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. As president, he was named one of the 100 most influential Black Americans by Ebony magazine. Williams is also the principal founder of Akron-based the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation and Alpha Phi Alpha Homes.^[1]

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed him as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.

Footnotes

↑ "UA Board Approves Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for the Honorable Judge James R. Williams". University of Akron. Retrieved 2007-12-05.

References

Mason, Herman (1999). "James R. Williams". The Talented Tenth: The Founders and Presidents of Alpha (2nd ed.). Winter Park, FL: Four-G. ISBN 1-885066-63-5.

Preceded by Walter Washington	General President of Alpha Phi Alpha 1977-1980	Succeeded by Ozell Sutton

General Presidents of Alpha Phi Alpha

Moses A. Morrison, 1908–1909 Roscoe C. Giles, 1910 Frederick H. Miller, 1911 Charles H. Garvin, 1912–1913 Henry L. Dickason, 1914–1915 Henry A. Callis, 1915 Howard H. Long, 1916–1917 William A. Pollard, 1917–1918 Daniel D. Fowler, 1919 Lucius L. McGee, 1920 Simeon S. Booker, 1921–1923 Raymond W. Cannon, 1924–1927 Bert A. Rose, 1928–1931 Charles H. Wesley, 1932–1940 Rayford W. Logan, 1941–1945 Belford V. Lawson, Jr., 1946–1951 Antonio M. Smith, 1952–1954 Frank L. Stanley, 1955–1957 Myles A. Paige, 1957–1960 William H. Hale, 1961–1962 T. Winston Cole, Sr., 1963–1964 Lionel H. Newsom, 1965–1968 Ernest N. Morial, 1968–1972 Walter Washington, 1973–1976 James R. Williams, 1977–1980 Ozell Sutton, 1981–1984 Charles C. Teamer, 1985–1988 Henry Ponder, 1989–1992 Milton C. Davis, 1993–1996 Adrian L. Wallace, 1997–2000 Harry E. Johnson, 2001–2004 Darryl R. Matthews, Sr. 2005–2008 Herman "Skip" Mason, Jr. 2009-April 2012 Aaron Crutison (Acting) April 2012-December 2012 Mark S. Tillman 2013-Present

Source: "Alpha Phi Alpha General Presidents". Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity. Retrieved 2013-08-07.