James Lopez Watson (May 21, 1922 - September 2, 2001) was a judge of the United States Court of International Trade. May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years). ... The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III court of the U.S. External links United States Court of International Trade Categories: Substubs ...

Judge Watson was born in Harlem, New York to parents who had immigrated from Jamaica. During World War II he fought in Italy with the U. S. Army, and was awarded the Purple Heart. He received a B.A. from New York University in 1947 and an LL.B. from Brooklyn Law School in 1951. This article is about the Harlem neighborhood in New York City. ... Jamaica is a country in the Caribbean Sea, located south of Cuba and to the west of Hispaniola, on which Haiti and the Dominican Republic are situated. ... The Italian Republic or Italy (Italian: Repubblica Italiana or Italia) is a country in southern Europe. ... The Army is the branch of the United States armed forces which has primary responsibility for land-based military operations. ... Purple Heart medal and ribbon The Purple Heart is a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those who are wounded or killed while serving in or with the U.S. military after April 5, 1917. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... New York University (NYU) is a large research-oriented university in New York City, and is among the most prestigious post-secondary institutions in the United States. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries. ... Brooklyn Law School Brooklyn Law School, or BLS- as it is known to its students, faculty, and alumni, is a law school located in downtown Brooklyn, New York. ... Global Metrics Human security Major Armed Conflicts: Total Deaths in Battle: 700,000 people Violent Deaths caused by Government (Other than War): Violent Deaths caused by other humans: Juvenile Violent Crime: Political security Nations Holding Multi-party Elections: Percentage Living under a Fully Democratic System of Governance: Free Countries: Percentage...

In 1954 he was elected to the New York State Senate. In 1963 he was elected to the New York City Civil Court. 1954 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... The New York Legislature is the U.S. state of New Yorks legislative branch, seated at the states capital, Albany. ... Events January-February January 11 - The Whisky A Go-Go night club in Los Angeles, the first disco in the USA, is opened. ...

On March 7, 1966, President Lyndon Johnson appointed him to the United States Customs Court, now known as the United States Court of International Trade. Because judges of that court are periodically assigned to federal courts around the country, Judge Watson became the first African-American judge to head a federal court in the South since Reconstruction. He took senior status in 1991, but continued to serve on the court until his death from cancer in 2001. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... -1... Lyndon Baines Johnson (August 27, 1908–January 22, 1973), often referred to as LBJ, was an American politician. ... The United States Court of International Trade is an Article III court of the U.S. External links United States Court of International Trade Categories: Substubs ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or Black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan Africa. ... South is one of the four cardinal or compass directions. ... In the history of the United States, Reconstruction was the period after the American Civil War when the southern states of the defeated Confederacy, which had seceded from the United States, were reintegrated into the Union. ... When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ...

In 2003 the courthouse at 1 Federal Plaza in Manhattan was renamed the “James L. Watson United States Court of International Trade Building” in his honor. For other uses, see Manhattan (disambiguation). ...