James Henry Gorbey

Judge James Henry Gorbey

Personal

Birthday:

7/30/1920

Birthplace:

Chester, PA

Date of Death:

10/24/1977

Race or Ethnicity:

White

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant, 1942-1945
Investigator/appraiser, Inheritance Tax Department, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 1950
Editor, Delaware County [Pennsylvania] Legal Journal, 1951-1952
Private practice, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1949-1967
City councilman, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1956-1963
Mayor, Chester, Pennsylvania, 1964-1967
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Delaware County [Pennsylvania], 1968-1970

Education

Name of School:

Bowling Green State University

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1945

Name of School - Second:

Temple University Beasley School of Law

At Temple, we believe that some things just have to be learned by doing. You can't learn to ride a bicycle by reading a manual, you can't learn how to be a lawyer by watching even the best of lawyers, and you can't improve if mistakes are only imagined. At Temple, students don't just read, watch, or imagine. They do that and more-they do the work of attorneys. It sounds simple but it works. Temple University's Beasley School of Law offers a different kind of law school experience: a Real World, Real Law experience that incorporates academic and practical applications of legal study into rigorous classroom experiences.

Degree - Second:

LL.B.

Degree Year - Second:

1949

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Richard M. Nixon

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

12/21/1970

Termination Date:

10/24/1977

Termination Reason:

Death