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'''{{Infobox Biography| subject_name =James F. Turner, Jr.| image_name =James.jpg| image_size =200px| image_caption =| date_of_birth =[[May 14]], [[1980]]| place_of_birth =Pensacola| date_of_death =| place_of_death =| occupation =Attorney| religion =| spouse =| parents =| children =}}'''James Turner''' (b. May 14, 1980 in Pensacola, Florida) is an attorney with in private practice, having formed the Guardian ad Litem Program[http://www.jamesturnerlawfirm.com James Turner Law Firm, an agency LLC] which represents the best interests of abused, abandoned, or neglected children in Florida's court systemfocuses primarily on both family and criminal law.

He James earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida where he was a member of the Sigma Iota Epsilon business fraternity. He later went on to study After completing his undergraduate studies, he studied law on a full scholarship at the Florida State University College of Law where he earned his juris doctor degree in 2004. He began his legal career as a prosecutor in Tallahassee, Florida at the age of 23, making him one of the youngest prosecutors in Florida's history.

Previously, James is active worked with the Innocence Project of Florida to help innocent prisoners in both local Florida obtain their freedom through the use of DNA testing and state politicsto help rebuild their lives once released. He One such case was recently elected as state committeeman for the Escambia County Democratic Executive Committee (Escambia DEC) for 2008-2012. As that of Wilton Dedge, who after serving 22 years of a state committeemanlife sentence, James sits on the State Executive Committee of was the first man in Florida Democratic Partyexonerated through DNA evidence. At the state partyFollowing Mr. Dedge's organizational meeting on December 20release, James worked with former American Bar Association President and Former President of Florida State University, 2008Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte, he was elected as Chairman of to help lobby the First Congressional District Committee Florida legislature in 2005 on a claims bill that eventually awarded Mr. Dedge a total of $2.2 million, the largest settlement regarding a wrongful conviction in Florida Democratic Partyhistory. In The story of Wilton Dedge was featured in the documentary "After Innocence" that role, he will sit on the Central Committee, the governing body of was shown at the state democratic party2005 Sundance Film Festival.