James Aloysius Kearns
On the New York attorney register since 1975 · office in Washington, DC
PlainAttorney’s reading of the public register file, not a court record.
- Registration No.
- 1374388
- Admitted
- 1975 · First Department
- Status
- Currently registered
- Next registration
- Aug 2028
James Aloysius Kearns is currently registered on the New York attorney register file of Sep 29, 2026. Admitted in 1975 in the First Department, with an office in Washington, DC; next registration due Aug 2028. Since Jul 3, 2026 it has moved only through the routine two-year cycle.
What this status means on the register
On the register, “Currently registered” means James Aloysius Kearns has filed the biennial registration the court system requires; the next one is due in Aug 2028.
- Currently registered unchanged
- Due to re‑register to Currently registered the routine two-year cycle: the registration window closed with a filing
- Due to re‑register the first file we hold
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; the Jul 3, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026 files for the history.
Others who list this employer on the register
17 other attorneys list Jones Walker LLP or one of its other names as their employer on the register; 0 of them were admitted before 1975, and 2 of the 18 give an office in Washington, DC. The 5 whose admission is closest to 1975, earliest first:
| Attorney | Admitted | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Enrico A. Lazio | 1984 | Currently registered |
| Alida Camors Hainkel | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Alysse Beth McLoughlin | 1994 | Currently registered |
| Laura Anne D’Angelo | 2006 | Currently registered |
| Stephen T. Miller | 2006 | Due to re‑register |
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; employer spellings merged (methodology).
Where this record sits on the register
James Aloysius Kearns studied at Notre Dame Law School (the register spells it “UNIV OF NOTRE DAME”). 101 of its 1,384 living graduates on the register were admitted in the 1970s, as James Aloysius Kearns was.
- Same law school
- 1,384living graduates; 88.9% registered (current or due), against 87.1% overall
- Office in Washington, DC
- 12,527living registrants (outside New York State)
Of the 12,527 living registrants with an office in Washington, DC, 177 were admitted before 1975 and 12,323 after.
Source: NY Office of Court Administration, attorney registration file (data.ny.gov, dataset eqw2-r5nb), downloaded Sep 29, 2026; living registrants only.
Questions this record leads to
- Everyone who lists Jones Walker LLP18 on the register, 0 of the others admitted before 1975; 2 of the 18 give an office in Washington, DC.
- Notre Dame Law School graduates on the register1,384 living, 88.9% registered.
- New York-admitted attorneys in Washington, DC12,527 living registrants give an office there.
- Admitted in 19753,195 people admitted in 1975 are on the register, 1,129 of them through the First Department.
- Every registration that reads “Currently registered”286,911 on the register file of Sep 29, 2026, by decade of admission.
- What a New York lawyer may chargeThe court rules on fees, retainers and fee disputes, each cited.
How to confirm it officially
For a statement of James Aloysius Kearns’s standing, contact the Attorney Registration Unit of the NY Office of Court Administration (nycourts.gov/attorneys), or ask the Appellate Division, First Department, which admitted James Aloysius Kearns in 1975. The register places the office outside New York, so a complaint would go to that department’s grievance committee (22 NYCRR 1240.7(a)(2)).
This page reads the register file of Sep 29, 2026, and the court system’s own search can be newer; the register shows only the current value, so a suspension that ended before the files we hold, or a censure, leaves no trace here (Appellate Division decisions are published through the court system’s Law Reporting Bureau).