Grayson County TXGenWeb

New Encyclopedia of Texas
Compiled and Edited by Ellis A. Davis and Edwin H. Grobe
Published by Texas Development Bureau, Dallas. Texas, ca1926.

Judge Jim H. Reeves, well-known attorney, of Houston, and a member of the law firm of Love, Wagner and Wagner, was appointed Judge of the Corporation Court of Houston for the first time in 1920, and has been reappointed since that time, and during his regime with this Court, has established an enviable record. Judge Reeves is liked by every one, and it is an established fact that fines are paid in his Court, while the payer smiles, and it is known that when Judge Reeves assesses a fine, that he is right. He also does a general civil and criminal law practice, and has been identified with some of the most widely known cases which have come before the Courts of Houston. The firm of Love, Wagner and Wagner is composed of William G. Love, Abe W. Wagner and Myer C. Wagner, all of whom are well-known attorneys, in addition to Judge Reeves.
A native Texan, Judge Reeves was born at Whitewright, Grayson County, on July 5, 1893. His father, Jim H. Reeves, came to Whitewright, Texas, at the age of 15 years, grew to manhood in Grayson County, and was a prominent merchant and cotton factor of Whitewright, besides large farming interests in Grayson County, where he was a real pioneer and State builder; he is now retired from active business pursuits. His mother was Miss Ellen Batsell, a native of Kentucky, and came to Texas with her parents as a child. His early education was obtained in the public and high schools of Whitewright, where he graduated from the latter and then entered the Texas Christian University at Ft. Worth, after which he became a student of the University of Texas and graduated from this institution in the class of 1915.
After finishing college, Judge Reeves came to Houston and became associated with the law firm of Baker, Botts, Parker and Garwood, and went on the road for this firm, handling claims for them in all portions of the Southern states. After leaving this firm, he entered the practice of law alone in Houston, where he practiced in the civil and criminal courts until he entered the World War. In June 1917 Judge Reeves became a member of the 141st Infantry, 36th Division, and for a short time was in this department of the service, when he entered the 2nd Officers' Training Camp at Leon Springs, Texas, and was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant, but he wanted to go in the Air Service, and was transferred to this branch of the service as 2nd Lieutenant and was sent to Love Field, Dallas, in August 1917 and assisted in the building of that field. He later went to New York and then over seas, and was in England, where he received further training, and then to France with the 1st Army Air Service, and was with them all through the War. After the Armistice, Judge Reeves returned to America and was discharged in June 1919, when he returned to Houston and was made Assistant District Attorney of Harris County, and served in this capacity for 1 year, when he became associated with the law firm of Love, Wagner and Wagner, and is still a member of this well-known law firm. Judge Reeves is popular in the business and social circles of Houston, where he has a host of friends, and while yet a young man, he has established a wonderful record as an attorney, and as a Judge of the Corporation Court, over which he has presided since 1920, and his friends predict a great future for this brilliant young member of the Bar.
Note: Since the above sketch was written, Judge Reeves died on March 1, 1925.