 James W. Mehaffy Jr.
490 Park Street
P.O. Box 4905
Beaumont, Texas 77704
James Mehaffy is a former three term Judge of the 58th District Civil Court in Beaumont, Texas. Before that he practiced personal injury law on both sides of the docket in Jefferson County Texas for 29 years. He has literally tried hundreds of cases involving personal injury and death.
Judge Mehaffy has been Board Certified in the area of Personal Injury Trial Law since board certification became available in 1978.
Judge Mehaffy continues to be very active in Bar functions at the local and state level; he is a frequent lecturer on legal subjects and has written numerous articles.
Judge Mehaffy speaks, reads, and writes Spanish. He and his wife have four children.
- Board Certified - Personal Injury Trial Law, Texas Board of Legal Specialization, 1978
- Texas, 1965
- U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Texas
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- University of Washington School of Law, Seattle, Washington,
1965
Doctor of Jurisprudence
- University of Texas, Austin, Texas,
1962
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Major: History
- A.A. White Institute, Houston, Texas,
1999
40 hour course in mediation
- Texas College for Judicial Studies (for the judiciary), Houston, Texas,
2006
Certificate of Special Competence in Civil Jurisprudence
- "A Few Tips on Jury Selection", Texas Bar Journal, 2001
- "Powdered Wigs, Persiflage, and Pro Bono", Texas Bar Journal, 2002
- Adjunct Professor, Business Law, Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, 1993 and 2007
- "Ethics and Professionalism in the Legal System in America - the Inns of Court", Rotary Club of Beaumont, Texas,
1996
- "Ethics in the Practice of Law", Jefferson County Young Lawyers Seminar,
1997
- "Developing and Implementing an Electronic Filing System", Price, Waterhouse,
1997
- "How to Develop an Electronic Filing System", Legal Tech Conference in New York, New York,
1998
- "The Role of the Judge in Developing an Electronic Filing System", Texas Association of Court Administrators Conference, San Antonio, Texas,
1998
- "How to Develop an Electronic Filing System- the Experience in Jefferson County, Texas", California Supreme Court Committee,
1998
- "Issues on the Charge in Auto Cases", State Bar of Texas Professional Development Program,
1998
- "Ethics in the Practice of Law", Jefferson County Bar Association Seminar - Beaumont, Texas,
1998
- "El Uso De Datos Estadisticos en el Determinar de la Necesidad de Tribunales y de Personal de Apoyo", United States Agency for International Development, El Salvador,
1999
- "Electronic Filing - The Judges' View", National Center for State Courts - Los Angeles, California,
1999
- "Handling Pro Se Litigants", National Association of Court Administrators,
1999
- "The Development of an Electronic Filing System - The Judges Role", National Association of Court Administrators,
1999
- "Ethics and the Third Millenium - A Paradigm Shift?", Jefferson County Bar Association Seminar - Beaumont,
1999
- "Recent Developments in Asbestos Litigation", Mealey's Asbestos Conference, Washington, D.C.,
2000
- "The Archane Art of Jury Selection", Jefferson County Bar Seminar,
2001
- Moderator for Special Evidence Seminar,
2001
- "The Current Outlook in the American Legal System", Port Arthur, Texas,
2001
- "Texas Lawyers Creed - Mandate for Professionalism", Jefferson County Bar Association,
2001
- "Recent Developments in Asbestos Litigation", Mealey's Asbestos Conference, Pasadena, California,
2001
- "The Arcane Art of Jury Selection",
2002
- "Legal Ethics and the Texas Lawyers' Creed", Orange County Bar Association,
2002
- "Mass Torts Issues", Environmental Products Liability & Mass Torts, Orlando, FL,
2004
- Expert Admissibility and Preparing the Expert to be Trial Ready, Mealey's Advanced Skills for Mass Tort Paralegals Conference, Dallas, TX,
2004
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Problem Jurisdictions in Consumer/Products Cases, Product Liability Advisory Counsel, Williamsburg, VA,
2004
- "A View from the Bench", Mealey's Retail Liability Conference, Las Vegas, NV,
2004
- A View from the Bench, Benzene Litigation Conference, New Orleans, LA,
2005
- "Litigating Mass Torts", Mealey's Environmental Seminar, Houston, TX,
2005
- "Asbestos Litigation Issues", Andrews Asbestos Litigation Seminar, New Orleans, LA,
2005
- "Creating an Electronic Filing System - Ideal Features and Characteristics", Ninth National Court Technology Conference, Seattle, WA,
2005
- President and Founder, Michelle Mehaffy American Inn of Court,
1994
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1996
- Outstanding Bar Journal Award, Texas Bar Foundation,
2001
- Jefferson County Bar Association,
1968
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1970
- Director
- Jefferson County Bar Association,
1989
-
1991
- Director
- Jefferson County Bar Association,
2003
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2005
- Director
- Jefferson County Bar Journal,
1998
-
1991
- Editor
- Jefferson County Bar Association,
1992
-
1993
- President
- The State Bar of Texas, Judicial Section
- Member
- Texas Bar Foundation
- Life Member
- Conference of Chief Justices
- Executive Member, Mass Tort Litigation Committee
- Information Technology Task Force of the Texas Commission on Judicial Efficiency
- Past Member
- College of the State Bar of Texas
- Member
- Texas Center for Legal Ethics and Professionalism
- Member
- Texas Lawyers' Assistance Program
- Past Member, Board of Directors
- State Bar of Texas,
2006
- Member, Professionalism Committee
- Mickey Mehaffy Children's Advocacy Program
- Past Member, Board of Directors
- CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
- Member, Board of Directors
- Vestry (Governing Board) of St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Beaumont
- Past Member
- All Saints' Episcopal School, Beaumont
- Past Member, Board of Trustees
- 58th District Court, Jefferson County, TX, Judge,
1994
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2006
- James Mehaffy & Associates,
1975
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1994
- Provost, Umphrey, Doyle & Mehaffy,
1972
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1975
- Mehaffy & Weber,
1965
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1972
- Spanish
- November 23, 1940, Houston, Texas, United States of America
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