Toulouse, James R.

James R. Toulouse, noted civil rights attorney, was born April 14, 1919 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from Albuquerque High in 1936 and attended the University of New Mexico on a football scholarship, graduating in 1940. He worked as the sports editor for the Albuquerque Tribune, 1938-1943 and married Charlotte Mae Johnson in 1941.

After serving with the Navy during World War II, Toulouse attended Georgetown Law School. While in Washington, D.C. he worked for Senator Clinton P. Anderson (D-NM). A lifelong Democrat, Toulouse was active in party politics in New Mexico. After graduating in 1949 he joined the New Mexico law practice of W. Peter McAtee. Eventually he formed the firm, McAtee, Toulouse, Marchiando, Ruud and Gallagher. This firm dissolved in the mid 1960s and Toulouse headed his own law firm until his death in 2002.

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