James Dale Todd

James Dale Todd (born May 29, 1943) is a United States federal judge.

Born in Scotts Hill, Tennessee, Todd received a B.S. from Lambuth College in 1965, a Master of Combined Sciences from the University of Mississippi in 1968, and a J.D. from the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law in 1972. He was in private practice in Jackson, Tennessee from 1972 to 1983. He was a Circuit judge of the State of Tennessee from 1983 to 1985.

On June 5, 1985, Todd was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a new seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee created by 98 Stat. 333. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 10, 1985, and received his commission the following day. He served as chief judge from 2001 to 2007, assuming senior status on May 20, 2008.

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James Dale

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James Dale (cricketer)

James Dale (born 6 March 1789 at Petworth, Sussex; died 31 December 1828 at Brighton, Sussex) was an English professional cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1823 to 1827. He was mainly associated with Sussex and made 9 known appearances in first-class matches.

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James Dale (activist)

James Dale (born August 2, 1970) is an American gay rights activist. He is best known for his role in Boy Scouts of America v. Dale, the landmark US Supreme Court case that challenged the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) policy of excluding homosexuals from being scout leaders.

Before The Case

James Dale joined the Scouting program at the age of 8 years old, beginning with Pack 242 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Over the years Dale engaged with a number of different troops and rose through the various levels of Scouting. In Troop 128, he became a protégé of M. Norman Powell, a descendent of Lord Baden-Powell (founder of the international Scouting movement). It was Powell who presented James with his Eagle Scout Award in the fall of 1988.

While a student at Rutgers University, James became co-president of the Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Alliance. In July 1990, he was a featured speaker at a Rutgers School of Social Work conference on the health needs of lesbian and gay teenagers and was interviewed by the Newark Star Ledger. In the interview, James was quoted as stating that he was gay. After the interview appeared, BSA officials expelled James, then 19 years old, from his position as assistant Scoutmaster for Troop 73. "The grounds for this membership revocation are the standards for leadership established by the Boy Scouts of America, which specifically forbid membership to homosexuals."