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James Bacchus | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida | |
In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995 | |
Preceded by | Bill Nelson |
Succeeded by | Dave Weldon |
Constituency | 11th district (1991–1993) 15th district (1993–1995) |
Personal details | |
Born | James Leonard Bacchus[1] June 21, 1949 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Vanderbilt University (BA) Yale University (MA) Florida State University (JD) |
Military service | |
Branch/service | United States Army United States Army Reserve Connecticut National Guard Florida National Guard |
Years of service | 1971-1977 |
James Leonard Bacchus (born June 21, 1949) is an American lawyer, businessman, and politician who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida from 1991 to 1995. He was a founding member and twice chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization in Geneva, Switzerland from 1995 to 2003. He later became a fellow of the European Institute for International Law and International Relations.[2]