James Chosy

Senior EVP & General Counsel, U.S. Bancorp

Search every verified James Chosy interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. James L. Chosy, Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of US Bancorp, received the 2023 Scales of Justice Award from Equal Justice Works on November 21, 2023. In his acceptance speech, he expressed humility at the recognition and credited his company, the law division he leads, and his family for their support. He described the award as collective rather than personal, reflecting the dedication of his colleagues to public interest causes. In his remarks, Chosy discussed the state of access to justice in the United States, citing statistics on the civil justice gap and legal deserts. He argued that the legal profession is a higher calling and that lawyers should be better stewards of equal justice, calling for national efforts involving policy changes and innovative methods to address basic legal needs. He praised Equal Justice Works fellows as embodying idealism and commitment to public interest law, drawing on historical references to figures such as Justice Louis Brandeis, Robert Kennedy, and Maya Angelou.