World Affairs Council
of Orange County
presents
Judge James P. Gray
Retired Orange County Superior Court Judge
"Drug Prohibition: The Golden Goose of Terrorism"
James P. Gray was a trial judge in Orange County, California from 1983 - 2009. Before becoming a judge, he served as a Volunteer in the Peace Corps in Costa Rica, a staff judge advocate and criminal defense attorney in the Navy JAG Corps, a federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, and a civil litigation attorney in a private law firm, in addition to being a Republican candidate for US Congress in 1998, and a Libertarian candidate for US Senate in 2004. Judge Gray has discussed issues of drug policy on more than 300 hundred television and radio shows and public forums all across the country, including the O’Reilly Factor and several national television news specials. Using his experience on the bench and elsewhere, he has also authored a book on the failed War on Drugs titled, “Why Our Drug Laws Have Failed”,which was endorsed by George Shultz, Milton Friedman, and Walter Cronkite. His second book is titled, “Wearing The Robe”, and is about practical and ethical issues in being a judge. He has also composed a musical “Americans All” that encourages young people to expand their horizons and live a fuller life.
Judge Gray has won a host of awards over the years, including "Judge of the Year" in 1992 from the Business Litigation Section of the Orange County Bar Association, and in 1995, was given that same honor by the Orange County Constitutional Rights Foundation. He has also received the Drug Policy Foundation’s prestigious "Justice Gerald Le Dain Award" for achievements in the field of law. Judge Gray was raised in the Los Angeles area and attended schools in both La Canada and Pasadena. He received his undergraduate degree from UCLA in 1966 and a Juris Doctor from USC in 1971. He has also received honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Western State Uiniversity School of Law and from Chapman University School of Law.
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Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009
Location: The Pacific Club
4110 MacArthur Boulevard
Newport Beach, California 92660
Parking: Self parking is complimentary
6:00 pm Reception * 7:00 pm Dinner * 7:45 pm Program
Members @ $55 Non-Members @ $70 Students @ $40
