James Earl Coleman, Jr.
| James Earl Coleman, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born |
December 1, 1946 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | A.B., Harvard University, JD, Columbia Law School |
| Occupation | Lawyer & Law Professor |
| Spouse(s) | Doriane Lambelet Coleman |
| Children | 3 |
James Earl Coleman, Jr. (born December 1, 1946) is an American attorney and the John S. Bradway Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Criminal Justice and Professional Responsibility at the Duke University School of Law. He was the primary member of serial killer Ted Bundy's last defense team.
He became involved in the 2006 Duke lacrosse team scandal when he was appointed chair of the lacrosse ad hoc review committee by Duke University's president Richard H. Brodhead. He has appeared on 60 Minutes, The Early Show and other national broadcasts.
He currently teaches Law at the Duke University School of Law where he is the co-director of the Duke Law Wrongful Convictions Clinic and faculty advisor of the Innocence Project. In 2015 Coleman was honored with the Raeder-Taslitz Award from the American Bar Association’s Criminal Justice Section.
Coleman was born in Charlotte, North Carolina in 1946. After graduating from a local public school in 1965, he attended a post-graduate year at Phillips Exeter Academy. He went on to attend Harvard University and Columbia Law School. Coleman clerked for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. After a year of private practice in New York, Coleman spent the next 15 years at the Washington, D.C. law firm of Wilmer Cutler and Pickering, the last 12 as a partner. Coleman also served as chief counsel for the U.S. House of Representatives' Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and as deputy general counsel for the U.S. Department of Education.
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