James B. Tucker

Extensive courtroom experience in both trial and appellate courtrooms, having served as trial counsel for in excess of 100 jury trials, having authored approximately 60 appeals court briefs, and having participated in oral argument for a substantial number of those. A number of these cases were high-profile, complex matters. Awards and Honors Honors AV-rated, Martindale-Hubbell Mid-South Super Lawyers Director's Award for Superior Performance in Criminal Litigation, 1983 - Present Fellow, Mississippi Bar Foundation Captain (Ret.), JAG Corps, U.S. Naval Reserve Adjunct Professor, Trial Practice, Mississippi College School of Law

• Attorney

• Southern District, Mississippi, United States Attorney, 2001 - Present
• Southern District, Mississippi, Criminal Chief Assistant U.S. Attorney, 1985 - 2001
• Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C., Trial Attorney, 1971 - Present
• Office of Professional Responsibility, U.S. Department of Justice, Special Assistant Counsel, 2000 - Present
• Mississippi College School of Law, Adjunct Professor

• Mississippi, 1966
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Mississippi
• U.S. District Court Southern District of Mississippi
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

• American Bar Association
• Federal Bar Association
• Bar Association of Fifth Federal Circuit
• American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
• American College of Prosecuting Attorneys (Fellow)
• American Board of Trial Advocates
• Charles Clark Chapter, American Inns of Court (Master Bencher)
• Defense Research Institute
• National Association of Former U.S. Attorneys
• National Association of Assistant U.S. Attorneys