Richard James (Lieutenant Commander)

Richard James was a 24th century Human serving as a career Starfleet officer in the 2360s decade.

Biography
In the year 2354, Richard James was listed on directory signs on Starbase 32 as an officer of Starfleet Operational Support Services, in office 35258. 

In 2363, he was listed on the dedication plaque of Federation starship USS Phoenix (NCC-65420) as an officer of Starfleet Advanced Technologies division. 

Richard James was also listed on the dedication plaque of the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D) as an Starfleet Engineering group officer. (Star Trek: The Next Generation later seasons)

By 2365, James had achieved the title of captain, as the commanding officer of the Federation starship USS Constantinople on special assignment for Terraform Command, around stardate 42523.7. 

In 2367, he was listed on the dedication plaque of USS Sutherland (NCC-72015) as an officer of Advanced Technologies. 

In the 2370s, he was listed as an officer of Starfleet Science Operations on the dedication plaque of USS Voyager in 2371 and USS Prometheus (prototype) in 2373. James was also listed in the crew manifest of Voyager by his rank of lieutenant commander. 

Alternate reality
In an anti-time future alternate reality, James was listed as an officer of Starfleet's Engineering division on the dedication plaque of the Federation medical starship USS Pasteur (NCC-58925).