James is a prosecutor. He has worked as an assistant district attorney in Forsyth County for twenty years. As an assistant district attorney he has prosecuted a wide range of criminal cases including murder, aggravated assault, child molestation, burglary, drug trafficking, vehicular homicide, and more. He has also argued appealed cases before the Georgia Court of Appeals and the Georgia Supreme Court. James handles nearly all civil cases in the District Attorney's Office.

As an Assistant District Attorney, James works with local police. He is the sole prosecutor on the Johns Creek Forsyth Drug and Gang Task Force. He also helps train law enforcement to better understand the law.

James is an active member of the State Bar of Georgia in good standing. He has no public disciplinary actions on record.

James received negative publicity last year for previously vouching for Jose Barrera, a central figure in the alleged misconduct in the investigation of the death of Tamla Horsford. James Dunn gave Barrea’s phone number to an Investigator at the Forsyth County Sheriff's Office after Barrea was fired from the State Probation Office for lying about his relationship with a female employee. Dunn stated that Barrea shouldn’t have lied, but he was a “good guy” with a “good reputation.” This was unrelated to the investigation into the death of Tamla Horsford, and it appears this recommendation occurred prior to Barrea’s misconduct in the Horsford matter.

James anticipates Forsyth County’s population will double over the next 15 years which would cause a surge in cases at the State Court.

He states his experience with the rules of evidence, criminal procedure, and civil procedure will allow him to run “an efficient courtroom that is fair to all.”

James’s website states, “He will be transparent and follow the law, not legislate from the bench.”

He plans to work with community partners to find resources for those in need of rehabilitation and mental health services. But he will still “enforce and uphold the law and hold all parties and participants in civil and criminal cases accountable.”

James is a graduate of the Leadership Forsyth leadership program.

James is a board member at Bald Ridge Lodge, a residential program for boys facing adversity at home.

James volunteers in the Forsyth County Schools, The Place of Forsyth, Mentor Me, and Literacy Forsyth.