James T. Brand - Early Life

Early Life

James Brand was born in Oberlin, Ohio on October 9, 1886. Brand graduated from Oberlin High School in Oberlin in 1905. Next he graduated from Oberlin College in 1909, followed by Harvard Law School where he graduated in 1914. After graduation Brand worked for the U.S. Forest Service when he moved to Oregon. In 1916 he married Irene Morley.

Once in Oregon he was in private practice in Coos Bay, Oregon, before serving as the city attorney for Marshfield, Oregon, (now called Coos Bay) from 1917 to 1927. Brand was then appointed as a Circuit Judge in Marshfield, Oregon, located in the southwestern section of the state. He served for 14 years in that position. He was living in Marshfield in 1936 when he attended the funeral of John H. McNary.

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