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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—New JerseyJames Andrew COURTER
(1941- )
COURTER, James Andrew, a
Representative from New Jersey; born in Montclair, Essex County,
N.J., October 14, 1941; graduated from Montclair Academy,
Montclair, N.J., 1959; B.A., Colgate University, Hamilton, N.Y.,
1963; J.D., Duke University Law School, Durham, N.C., 1966; Peace
Corps volunteer, Venezuela, 1966-1968; admitted to the New Jersey
bar in 1971 and Washington, D.C., bar in 1966; lawyer, private
practice; founder and partner of law firm in Hackettstown, N.J.,
1972; assistant corporation counsel for Washington, D.C.,
1969-1970; Union County Legal Services, 1970-1971; first assistant,
prosecutor, Warren County, N.J., 1973-1977; co-founder, Warren
County Legal Services, 1975; attorney for municipalities in Warren
and Sussex Counties; elected as a Republican to the Ninety-sixth
and to the five succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1979-January 3,
1991); unsuccessful Republican nominee for Governor of New Jersey
in 1989; was not a candidate for renomination to the One Hundred
Second Congress in 1990; chairman, Defense Base Closure and
Realignment Commission, 1991-1993; is a resident of Hackettstown,
N.J.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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