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James Burnham

General Counsel at xAI and X

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Career path.

  1. xAI

    General Counsel

    Nov 2025 - Present
  2. Vallecito Capital

    President

    Jul 2023 - Present
  3. The Department of Government Efficiency

    General Counsel

    Dec 2024 - Jun 2025
  4. King Street Legal, PLLC

    Managing Partner

    Jul 2023 - Dec 2025
  5. JONES DAY®

    Partner

    Sep 2021 - Jul 2023
  6. The Supreme Court of the United States

    Law Clerk to Justice Gorsuch

    Aug 2020 - Jul 2021
  7. U.S. Department of Justice

    Counselor to the Attorney General

    Feb 2020 - Jun 2020
  8. U.S. Department of Justice

    Deputy Assistant Attorney General

    Aug 2018 - Jan 2020
  9. U.S. Department of Justice

    Senior Counsel, Civil Division

    Oct 2017 - Aug 2018
  10. The White House

    Senior Associate Counsel

    Jan 2017 - Oct 2017
  11. JONES DAY®

    Associate

    Oct 2010 - Jan 2017
  12. United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

    Law Clerk

    Jun 2009 - Jun 2010