After graduating from law school, James served as a law clerk for the Honorable William J. Lavery of the Connecticut Appellate Court for the 1992-1993 term.
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He was appointed to the Connecticut Appellate Court by Gov. John G. Rowland in 1997 and remained there until his elevation to the Connecticut Supreme Court in 1999.