James R. Williams (lawyer)
- James R. Williams (lawyer)
Infobox Judge
name = James R. Williams
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office = Municipal Court
termstart = 1983
termend = 1989
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predecessor =
successor =
office2 = Court of Common Please
termstart2 = 1989
termend2 = 2003
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appointer2 =
predecessor2 = John Reece
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birthplace = Columbus, Mississippi
deathdate =
deathplace =
spouse = 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 candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Ohio.
Williams was the 25th General President of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the first inter-collegiate Greek-letter organization established for African Americans. As president, he was named one of the 100 most influential Black Americans by magazine. Williams is also the principal founder of of Akron based the Alpha Phi Alpha Education Foundation and Alpha Phi Alpha Homes. [cite web |url=http://www.uakron.edu/news/articles/uamain_1195.php |title=UA Board Approves Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters for the Honorable Judge James R. Williams |publisher=University of Akron |accessdate=2007-12-05]
In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed him as the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
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*cite book | author=Mason, Herman "Skip"| title=The Talented Tenth: The Founders and Presidents of Alpha | origyear=1997 | publisher=Four-G Publishers, Inc| year=1999| id=ISBN 1-885066-63-5 | chapter=James R. Williams
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