Jim Bacchus

Jim Bacchus (2011)

James "Jim" Bacchus (born June 21, 1949 in Nashville , Tennessee ) is an American politician . Between 1991 and 1995 he represented the state of Florida in the US House of Representatives .

Life

Jim Bacchus attended Lyman High School in Longwood (Florida) until 1967 and studied at Vanderbilt University in his native Nashville until 1971 . This was followed by studies at Yale University until 1973 . From 1971 to 1977 he was a soldier in the US Army . From 1974 to 1978, Bacchus was on the staff of Governor Reubin Askew . After studying law at Florida State University in Tallahassee and being admitted to the bar in 1978, he began working in his new profession.

In 1979 and 1981, Jim Bacchus returned to Askew after the latter was appointed United States Sales Representative . From 1986 to 1987 he was an advisor to the Florida State Planning Commission. Politically, Bacchus joined the Democratic Party . In the 1990 congressional election , he was elected to the eleventh constituency of Florida in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Bill Nelson on January 3, 1991 . After re-election in 1992, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until January 3, 1995 . During his second legislative period from 1993 to 1995 he represented the 15th district of his state as the successor to E. Clay Shaw .

In 1994 Jim Bacchus renounced another candidacy. From 1995 to 2003 he was a judge at the World Trade Organization Appellate Body . Since 2004, he has headed a Miami- based international law firm specializing in commercial law. In 2007, Bacchus was also a member of an investigative commission set up by the Defense Ministry to investigate breaches of duty at the Walter Reed Military Hospital .

Web links

• Jim Bacchus in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)