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JAMES HOUTS Biography Chief Assistant District Attorney , 19th Judicial Circuit  |
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EDUCATION 1992-1996 Mississippi State University, B.A., Political Science and Philosophy & Religion, Magna Cum Laude 1996-1999 Tulane School of Law, J.D., Magna Cum Laude Admitted to the Alabama State Bar, September 1999. EXPERIENCE |
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Chief Assistant District Attorney, Appointed Chief Assistant District Attorney, February 2008. Supervised attorneys and cases prosecuted by the District Attorney's Office for the 19th Judicial Circuit. Senior Assistant District Attorney (Elmore County), March 2007-February 2008. Supervised attorneys and cases prosecuted in Elmore County by the District Attorney's Office for the 19th Judicial Circuit. Assistant Attorney General, August 1999-March 2007. Worked in the Violent Crimes and Capital Litigation Divisions of the Office of Alabama Attorney General, responsible for statewide prosecution of criminal trials, appeals, and handling post-conviction litigation for the State of Alabama. Served as Legal Counsel for the Alabama Criminal Justice Information Center and the Alabama Peace Officers Annuity and Benefit Fund. Judge Advocate, United States Army Reserve and Alabama Army National Guard, October 2002-Present, Currently entrusted with the rank of Captain, having served in the capacity of a Command Judge Advocate, Trial Counsel, Operational Law advisor, Battle Captain, and Legal Assistance Attorney. Deployed to Iraq from January 2005-January 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. Office of the Orleans Parish Public Defender, Tulane Law Clinic. August 1998-May 1999. Defended indigent defendants facing misdemeanor and felony criminal charges Orleans Parish District Court under the supervision of law school instructors. Clerk, Wallace Jordan Ratliff & Brandt. Summer 1998. Researched issues involving employment and contract law and drafting memorandums, pleadings, and motions. |
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