- Additional Authors
- Description
- 1 online resource (5 video files (2 hr., 12 min., 43 sec.)) : sound, color.
- Summary
- State court judge Debra Ann James was born on February 16, 1953 in Knoxville, Tennessee. She graduated from Monmouth Regional High School in 1971. James received her B.A. degree in American government and political science in 1975 and her law degree in 1978 from Cornell University. James worked as the assistant corporation counsel for the City of New York, as associate counsel for New York State Mortgage Loan Enforcement and Administration Corporation, and as general counsel for Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation. In 1994, James was elected to the New York City civil court. Prior to running for judge on the New York civil court, she served as general counsel for the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation. During her tenure on the bench, James managed thousands of lawsuits across a variety of areas. In 2002, she was appointed acting state supreme court justice. She was a member of numerous professional and civic organizations.
- Alternative Title
- History Makers video oral history with The Honorable Debra James
- The Honorable Debra James
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- Internet videos.
- Interviews.
- Nonfiction films.
- Oral histories.
- Credits (note)
- Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- OCLC
- 997166626
- Title
The HistoryMakers video oral history with The Honorable Debra James.
- Publisher
Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016]
- Country of Producing Entity
United States. naf
- Playing Time
021243
- Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
- Type of Medium
computer
- Type of Carrier
online resource
- Digital File Characteristics
video file
- Performer
Racine Tucker Hamilton, interviewer.
- Credits
Videographer, Matthew Hickey.
- Event
Recorded New York, New York 2005 January 31.
- Source of description
Vendor-supplied metadata.
- Connect to:
- Indexed Term
State Supreme Court Judge.
- Added Author
James, Debra A., 1953- interviewee.
Hamilton, Racine Tucker, interviewer.
Hickey, Matthew, director of photography.
HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.