James Latane Noel Jr.
Personal
Assistant district attorney, Dallas County, Texas, 1937-1938
Assistant attorney general, State of Texas, 1939-1942, 1945-1946
U.S. Naval Reserve, World War II
Private practice, Houston, Texas, 1946-1961
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, September 25, 1961; no Senate vote
Education
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
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