James E. Kinkeade

Born in Denton, Texas, Kinkeade received a Bachelor of Arts from Baylor University in 1973, a Juris Doctor from Baylor Law School in 1974.^[2] He then practiced as an associate with Dennis G. Brewer, Inc. from 1974 to 1975, and as a partner at Power & Kinkeade from 1975 to 1980. He also served as an associate municipal judge for the City of Irving, Texas from 1976 to 1980. In 1981 he became a judge on the Dallas County Criminal Court No. 10, and later that year was elevated to the Texas 194th District Court, where he served until 1988. He then served as a justice on the Fifth District Court of Appeals from 1988 to 2002. Throughout his state judicial career he also served as an adjunct professor at Texas Wesleyan School of Law from 1981 to 2002.^[3] He received a Master of Laws from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1998. He is also the jurist in residence at Baylor Law School and has served as chairman of the board of trustees of the Baylor Health Care System.^[2][4]