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, 1908–09 Roscoe C. Giles, 1910 Frederick H. Miller, 1911 Charles H. Garvin, 1912–13 Henry L. Dickason, 1914–15 Henry A. Callis, 1915 Howard H. Long, 1916–17 William A. Pollard, 1917–18 Daniel D. Fowler, 1919 Lucius L. McGee, 1920 Simeon S. Booker, 1921–23 Raymond W. Cannon, 1924–27 Bert A. Rose, 1928–1931 Charles H. Wesley, 1932–40 Rayford W. Logan, 1941–45 Belford V. Lawson, Jr., 1946–51 Antonio M. Smith, 1952–54 Frank L. Stanley, 1955–57 Myles A. Paige, 1957–60 William H. Hale, 1961–62 T. Winston Cole, Sr., 1963–64 Lionel H. Newsom, 1965–68 Ernest N. Morial, 1968–72 Walter Washington, 1973–76 James R. Williams, 1977–80 Ozell Sutton, 1981–84 Charles C. Teamer, 1985–88 Henry Ponder, 1989–92 Milton C. Davis, 1993–96 Adrian L. Wallace, 1997–2000 Harry E. Johnson, 2001–04 Darryl R. Matthews, Sr., 2005–08 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.

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