Nomination of James Ashley Endicott, Jr., To Be General Counsel at the Veterans Affairs Department

The President today announced his intention to nominate James Ashley Endicott, Jr., of Texas, to be General Counsel for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. He would succeed Raoul Lord Carroll.

Currently Mr. Endicott serves as court master of the 3d Judicial Region of Texas. From 1982 to 1989, he served as an attorney in private practice in Temple, Belton, and Killeen, TX.

Mr. Endicott graduated from The Citadel (B.S., 1960) and George Washington University (J.D., 1968). He was born June 21, 1939, in Kansas City, MO. Mr. Endicott served in the United States Army, 1960 - 1982. He is married, has one child, and resides in Harker Heights, TX.