Pope, James Harlan, 1885-

Pope was born on Aug. 31, 1885 in Clayton, MI; attended Albion College (1903-6) and Univ. of Southern CA Law School (1911-7); reporter, then city editor of the Detroit morning news, 1909; reporter, LA times (1910-2) and LA evening herald (1912-6); admitted to CA bar, 1915; became the LA city public defender (1916-23), and judge, police court (1923-6); became Municipal Court judge in 1926, and presiding judge in 1931; member, board of trustees of the LA County Law Library, and of the Conference of CA Judges.

From the description of Papers, 1920-1960. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 40298107

Biography

Pope was born on August 31, 1885 in Clayton, Michigan; attended Albion College (1903-06) and University of Southern California Law School (1911-17); reporter, then city editor of the Detroit Morning News, 1909; reporter, Los Angeles Times (1910-12) and Los Angeles Evening Herald (1912-16); admitted to California bar, 1915; became the Los Angeles city public defender (1916-23), and judge, police court (1923-26); became Municipal Court judge in 1926, and presiding judge in 1931; member, board of trustees of the Los Angeles County Law Library, and of the Conference of California Judges.

From the guide to the James Harlan Pope Papers, 1920-1960, (University of California, Los Angeles. Library. Department of Special Collections.)