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From 1975 to 1980, he was a member of the Louisiana Board of Tax appeals during the administration of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]]. He was an adjunct professor at LSU in 1985, 1987 and 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/brady-james-j.|title=Brady, James J.|publisher=Fjc.gov|accessdate=February 6, 2018}}</ref>

From 1975 to 1980, he was a member of the Louisiana Board of Tax appeals during the administration of [[Governor]] [[Edwin Edwards]]. He was an adjunct professor at LSU in 1985, 1987 and 1990.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fjc.gov/history/judges/brady-james-j.|title=Brady, James J.|publisher=Fjc.gov|accessdate=February 6, 2018}}</ref>

For nearly a quarter century, Brady was  partner in the firm headed by Camille Francis Gravel, Jr. (1915-2005), with offices in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. In 1993, he joined the Dyer, Ellis, Joseph & Mills firm in [[Washington, D.C.]]. In 1996, he became a resident director in Baton Rouge of the New Orleans firm of Sullivan, Stolier & Daigle. He later joined still another firm, Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit/>

For nearly a quarter century, Brady was  partner in the firm headed by [[Camille Gravel|Camille Francis Gravel, Jr.]], with offices in [[Alexandria, Louisiana|Alexandria]], Baton Rouge, and New Orleans. In 1993, he joined the Dyer, Ellis, Joseph & Mills firm in [[Washington, D.C.]]. In 1996, he became a resident director in Baton Rouge of the New Orleans firm of Sullivan, Stolier & Daigle. He later joined still another firm, Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan in Baton Rouge.<ref name=obit/>

In 1986, Brady was the general counsel in the successful campaign to nominate [[John Breaux]] as the successor to U.S. Senator [[Russell Long]]. In 1992, Brady pushed the Democratic chairs to endorse [[Arkansas]] Govenor Bill Clinton prior to the critical presidential primary in [[New Hampshire]], in which Clinton finished in second place.  Seven years later, on July 14, 1999, President Clinton rewarded Brady by naming him to fill the vacancy left by John Victor Parker on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. On the court, Judge Brady settled the longstanding school [[desegregation]] suit against the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. After more than thirteen years as a judge, he assumed senior status but still handled 90 percent of the cases of a full-time judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/article_e7e342b0-dd2f-11e7-a35f-1fb692b4316d.html|title=Federal District Judge James J. Brady dies; settle longstanding  Baton Rouge desegregation case|author=Emma Discher|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=December 9, 2017|accessdate=February 6, 2018}}</ref>

In 1986, Brady was the general counsel in the successful campaign to nominate [[John Breaux]] as the successor to U.S. Senator [[Russell Long]]. In 1992, Brady pushed the Democratic chairs to endorse [[Arkansas]] Govenor Bill Clinton prior to the critical presidential primary in [[New Hampshire]], in which Clinton finished in second place.  Seven years later, on July 14, 1999, President Clinton rewarded Brady by naming him to fill the vacancy left by John Victor Parker on the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. On the court, Judge Brady settled the longstanding school [[desegregation]] suit against the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. After more than thirteen years as a judge, he assumed senior status but still handled 90 percent of the cases of a full-time judge.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/courts/article_e7e342b0-dd2f-11e7-a35f-1fb692b4316d.html|title=Federal District Judge James J. Brady dies; settle longstanding  Baton Rouge desegregation case|author=Emma Discher|publisher=''The Baton Rouge Advocate''|date=December 9, 2017|accessdate=February 6, 2018}}</ref>