James F. III McCarthy

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Attorney General William Barr appointed James F. Mc Carthy III to begin supervisoryimmigration court duties and hearing cases in May 2019. He oversees the Cleveland Immigration Court. Judge Mc Carthy earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1974 from Xavier University and a Juris Doctor in 1977 from the Ohio State University College of Law. From 1995 until 2019, he was ashareholder in the law firm of Katz, Teller, Brant & Hild. From 1983 to 1995, he was an assistantcity solicitor and chief trial counsel for the city of Cincinnati. During that same time, he was ajudge advocate for the U. S. Navy in the following locations: Washington Navy Yard, Naval Legal Service Office; Norfolk, Virginia, Naval Legal Service Office; Newport, Rhode Island,Office of the Judge Advocate; Naval Air Station Pensacola, and Florida; Naval Air Station,Oceana, Virginia. From 1981 to 1983, he was with the law firm of Smith & Schnacke. From 1977 to 1981, he was an active duty judge advocate with the U.S. Navy at Commander Naval Surface Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and Naval Legal Service Office, Norfolk, Virginia. Judge Mc Carthy is a member of the Ohio Bar.