James Rex Lee is an associate in the Orange County office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He practices in the firm’s Litigation Department and is a member of the firm’s Appellate and Constitutional Law, Public Policy, and Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice Groups.
Before joining the firm, James served as a law clerk to Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. of the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Amul R. Thapar of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, and Judge Howard C. Nielson, Jr. of the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah. He graduated with honors from Brigham Young University Law School, where he was a J. Reuben Clark Scholar and Executive Editor on the BYU Law Review. He also earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with honors from Brigham Young University.
James is a member of the bar of California, and he is admitted to practice before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Capabilities
Credentials
Education:
- Brigham Young University - 2021 Juris Doctor
- Brigham Young University - 2018 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar
Clerkships:
- US Supreme Court, Hon. Samuel A. Alito, Jr., 2023 - 2024
- US Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit, Hon. Amul R. Thapar, 2022 - 2023
- USDC, Utah, Hon. Howard C. Nielson, Jr., 2021 - 2022