1. James Andrew Courter was born on October 14,1941 and is an American Republican Party politician and attorney.
14 Facts About Jim Courter
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Jim Courter represented parts of northwestern New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1991.
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Jim Courter was born October 14,1941, in Montclair, New Jersey.
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Jim Courter graduated from Montclair Academy in 1959, received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1963 from Colgate University, and earned a Juris Doctor degree from Duke University School of Law in 1966.
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Jim Courter was admitted to the bar in Washington, DC, in 1966 and in New Jersey in 1971.
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Jim Courter served as an assistant corporation counsel for Washington, DC, from 1969 to 1970.
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Jim Courter worked for Union County Legal Services from 1970 to 1971.
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In 1972, Jim Courter founded a law firm in Hackettstown, New Jersey.
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Jim Courter was a first assistant prosecutor in Warren County, New Jersey from 1973 to 1977.
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Jim Courter co-founded Warren County Legal Services in 1975 and served as an attorney for municipalities in Warren and Sussex counties.
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Jim Courter represented New Jersey's 12th congressional district, located in northwestern New Jersey.
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Jim Courter was described as the most conservative member of New Jersey's congressional delegation.
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Jim Courter was the Republican Party nominee for Governor of New Jersey in 1989, but lost in a landslide to Democrat Jim Florio.
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From 1991 to 1993, Jim Courter served as chairman of the Base Closure and Realignment Commission.