2002 Distinguished Alumnus -
Judge James R. Wilson

James R. Wilson was elected Judge of the 371st District Court of Tarrant County in 1994.

Born in Fort Worth, he grew up in Arlington and attended area schools. He graduated from UTA with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Speech in 1978, and received his law degree in 1989 from the California Western School of Law in San Diego. He married Amy Wilson in 1991; they have four children and four grandchildren.

Judge Wilson is licensed to practice law in Texas and the Federal courts of the Northern District of Texas. He is a member of the State Bar of Texas, the Tarrant County Bar Association, the College of the State Bar, the Tarrant County Juvenile Board, the Board of Criminal Judges, the Board of District Judges, and a former member of both the Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association and the Tarrant County Criminal Defense Lawyers Association.

In 2001-02, Judge Wilson was the Presiding Judge of the Board of Criminal Judges. Judge Wilson is involved in numerous community endeavors.