William Ray Overton September 19, 1939 &ndash July 14, 1987 was a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas . Overton was born in Malvern, Arkansas . He received a Bachelor of Science B.S. Bachelor of Arts B.A. from the University of Arkansas in 1961, and an LL.B. from the University of Arkansas School of Law in 1964. He was in private practice of law in Little Rock, Arkansas from 1964 to 1979. Overton was nominated to the district court by President Jimmy Carter on March 7, 1979, to a new seat created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on May 10, 1979, and received his commission on May 11, 1979. Overton continued to serve on that court until his death in 1987. He is known for his ruling on Act 590 The Arkansas Balanced Treatment Act in McLean v. Arkansas , which was a law seeking to require the teaching of Creation Science in classrooms. This statute was advocated by its supporters as providing equal treatment of creation science as the Theory of Evolution in the science classrooms. When JudgeOverton struck down the Act in 1982, he used the criteria that a scientific theory must be tentative and always subject to revision or abandonment in light of the facts that are inconsistent with, or falsify, the theory. A theory that is by its own terms dogmatic, absolutist and never subject to revision is not a scientific theory. In summary, he held that a scientific theory to be taught in schools must have the following properties ... Overton, William Ray ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States federal judge DATE OF BIRTH ... cite book last Overton first W. R. title Creationism on trial year 1985 publisher Harper & Row location New York editor Gilkey, L. chapter Memorandum opinion of United States District judgeWilliam R. Overton in McLean v. Arkansas , 5 January 1982 DEFAULTSORT Overton, William Ray Category 1939 births ... journal last Overton first W. R. authorlink coauthors year 1982 month title Creationism in Schools ... more details
WilliamOverton may refer to WilliamOvertonjudge 1939 1987 , United States district court judgeWilliamOverton Portland founder , founder of Portland, Oregon WilliamOverton bishop 1525 1609 , bishop of Coventry and Lichfield Wil Overton , British artist, specialising in manga styles hndis Overton, William ... more details
Infobox Judge honorific prefix name John Overton honorific suffix image imagesize caption office Superior Court Judge Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number term start 1804 Can be repeated up to eight times by changing the number term end 1810 Can be repeated up to eight times by changing ... John Overton accessdate 2008 10 23 work publisher MemphisHistory.org date ref ref name heiskell Samuel ... children residence alma mater occupation profession Judge, lawyer, banker cabinet committees ... blank2 military data2 John Overton April 9, 1766 April 12, 1833 was an advisor of Andrew Jackson , a judge at the Superior Court of Tennessee , a banker and political leader. Overton was born in Louisa County, Virginia Louisa County , Virginia . His parents were James Overton and Mary Waller his father was a great grandson of Robert Overton , the Roundhead Parliamentarian military commander ..., Tennessee Davidson County court. Overton was elected to succeed his friend Andrew Jackson as a member of the Superior Court of Tennessee in 1804, where he served as a judge until 1810. His elder brother Thomas Overton served as Jackson s second in his duel with Charles Dickinson historical figure Charles Dickinson . In 1819, Overton founded Memphis, Tennessee on land he owned with Andrew Jackson ...?EntryID O023 title TN Encyclopedia John Overton accessdate 2008 10 24 work publisher ... publisher Memphis Public Library date ref On April 12, 1833, John Overton died at Travellers Rest Tennessee Travellers Rest , his Nashville home. The nearby John Overton Comprehensive High School , located just across railroad tracks that abut the property, is named for him. Overton was married to Mary ... Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Overton, John ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH April ..., Tennessee DEFAULTSORT Overton, John Category 1766 births Category 1833 deaths Category People from Louisa County, Virginia Category American people of English descent Category American judges US judge ... more details
Father WilliamJudge April 28, 1850 &ndash January 16, 1899 was a Jesuit priest who, during the 1897 Klondike Gold Rush , established St. Mary s Hospital, a facility in Dawson City which provided shelter, food and any available medicine to the many hard luck gold miners who filled the town and its environs. ref Gold Diggers Striking it Rich in the Klondike , Charlotte Gray, COUNTERPOINT, 2010 ref For his selfless and tireless work, Judge became known as The Saint of Dawson . ref name Gates cite web url http cityofdawson.com history pages michael gates is father judge a forgotten hero title Is Father Judge a forgotten hero? author Michael Gates publisher cityofdawson.com accessdate August 19, 2011 ref ref name Yukon cite web url http www.tc.gov.yk.ca publications publications dawsoncemetaries.pdf title Father William S. Judge, 1899 publisher Yukon Department of Tourism and Culture accessdate August 19, 2011 ref Judge was born into a religious family in Baltimore , Maryland . Becoming a Jesuit priest, in 1890, at the age of forty, he volunteered to go to Alaska. He served for two years at Holy Cross Mission, on the Yukon River , before being assigned to a smaller mission at Nulato, Alaska . ref name Gates There he built a church and taught the native children. ref name Gates He was then reassigned to the small mining town of Forty Mile, Yukon . ref name Gates He established a mission there in 1894. ref name Yukon When gold was discovered in the Klondike, Yukon Klondike , practically ... Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Judge, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION ... Judge, William Category 1850 births Category 1899 deaths Category People of the Klondike Gold ... the construction and the hospital, and tending to his congregation. ref name Gates Judge s humanitarian ... muscles, and his face was stricken with sores. Due to Judge s ministrations, he and many others recovered their health. Father Judge died on January 16, 1899 of pneumonia . ref name Gates A man ... more details
Overton may refer to People Constantine Overton David M. Overton Doug Overton Edward Overton, Jr. 1836 1903 , United States representative from Pennsylvania Elli Overton Frank Overton Guy Overton Hall Overton Iain Overton John Overtonjudge 1766 1833 , judge at the Tennessee Supreme Court John H. Overton Joseph P. Overton 1960 2003 , creator of the Overton window concept Kelly Overton disambiguation Macon C. Overton Nancy Overton Peter Overton Richard Overton , English pamphleteer and Leveller during the Civil War Robert Overton abt 1609&ndash 1678 , Major General in the New Model Army Ron Overton , American poet and academic Spencer Overton Walter Hampden Overton Wil OvertonWilliamOvertonjudge 1939 1987 , a United States district court judgeWilliamOverton Portland founder , American Mountain Man and founder of Portland, Oregon Places United States Overton County, Tennessee , USA Overton, Texas , USA Overton, Nebraska , USA Overton, Nevada , USA Canada Overton, Nova Scotia , Canada United Kingdom England Overton, Cheshire , England Overton, Hampshire , England Overton, Lancashire , England Overton, North Yorkshire , England Overton, Shropshire , England Overton, Wakefield , West Yorkshire, England Cold Overton , Leicestershire, England Market Overton , Rutland, England West Overton , Wiltshire, England Wales Overton on Dee , Wales Overton, Swansea , Wales Scotland Overton, Greenock , Scotland Cunninghamhead, Perceton and Annick Lodge Overton, Ayrshire , Scotland Other The Overton window , a concept in political theory The USS Overton DD 239 , a World War II US Navy Destroyer disambiguation Category Place name disambiguation pages de Overton fr Overton it Overton nl Overton pl Overton pt Overton tr Overton vo Overton ... more details
WilliamOverton c.1525 1609 was an English bishop. Deleted image removed File Wm Overton grave.jpg thumb The tomb of WilliamOverton and his wives in Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall. Life He became a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford in 1551, and rector of Balcombe, West Sussex Balcombe and vicar of Eccleshall in 1553. ref Concise Dictionary of National Biography ref He was also made a prebendary at Chichester, Winchester, and Salisbury. He became Bishop of Coventry and Lichfield in 1580, and remained there until his death in 1609. ref http www.british history.ac.uk report.aspx?compid 34733 ref He was responsible for introducing glassmaking, importing artisans from Lorraine province Lorraine . ref http www.imaginingstaffordshire.org.uk mt mt3a.htm ref He is buried in Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall. ref http www.thepotteries.org tour 001.htm ref Further reading Russell Fox 1982 , WilliamOverton and Glassmaking in Buriton Notes reflist start box s rel en s bef before Thomas Bentham s ttl title Bishop of Lichfield years 1609&ndash 1610 s aft after George Abbot archbishop George Abbot end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Overton, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1525 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1609 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Overton, William Category 1525 births Category 1609 deaths Category Bishops of Lichfield Category Fellows of Magdalen College, Oxford Category 16th century English people Category 17th century English people Category People of the Tudor period Category People of the Stuart period ... more details
WilliamOverton was a American pioneer pioneer of the Oregon Country in the Pacific Northwest region of North America . In the mid 1840s he purchased the land claim, along with Asa Lovejoy , for the site which would become Portland, Oregon . Overton sold his share shortly thereafter to Francis Pettygrove . According to historian Harvey W. Scott , who published a comprehensive history of Portland in 1890, ref name scotthist cite book last Scott first Harvey authorlink Harvey W. Scott title History of Portland Oregon publisher D. Mason & Co., Syracuse url http books.google.com ?id UsKKpvOVRRUC&printsec titlepage year 1890 ref little was known about Overton. It was generally agreed that he originated from Tennessee and settled in Oregon City, Oregon Oregon City , possibly arriving with Joseph Gale by way of California . He was described by James W. Nesmith as a desperate, rollicking fellow. ref name scotthist He and Lovejoy visited a site along the Willamette River between present day Jefferson ... john minto williamoverton ref Overton sold his share of the land claim to Pettygrove within a year ... Oregon Pioneer History Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Overton, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Overton, William Category People from Portland, Oregon Category People from Tennessee Category Oregon ... and Columbia River Columbia rivers. ref name scotthist Overton wanted to make a claim on the land ... http books.google.com ?id d3J6AAAAMAAJ&pg PA172&dq 22William Overton 22 1843 1844 1845 title Journal ... habitable dwellings. ref name scotthist Overton s cabin was open in the front effectively a shed ... ?id UDglcQqaloC&pg PA215&dq 22William Overton 22 1843 1844 1845 title The Oregon Historical Quarterly ..., Oregon Historical ref Overton drove staves and shingles on the site, and sold them at Oregon City ... that he was hanged in Texas. ref name scotthist Overton Street in Northwest District, Portland, Oregon ... more details
Infobox Politician name WilliamOverton Callis image name WilliamOverton Callis painted by Lawrence Sully in 1790s.jpg caption WilliamOverton Callis br by Thomas Sully Lawrence Sully 1769 1804 . birth ... ref and Benedict Arnold . Early life WilliamOverton Callis was born March 4, 1756 near Urbanna, Virginia . He was the son of William and Mary Cosby Callis. His mother was third in descent from WilliamOverton and Mary Waters. ref name books.google.com http books.google.com books?id SJcsAAAAYAAJ&pg PA385&lpg PA385&dq WilliamOverton and Mary Waters.&source bl&ots z3N3Ybo72D&sig oM8kLYUOL4hqiinYHGh7dxMnb5Q ... in the Gunpowder Incident and Barbara Overton Betsy Winston. Barbara was a first cousin of Martha Elizabeth Winston, the first wife of WilliamOverton Callis. Anne was a descendant of Cicely Wilford ... of the Society. WilliamOverton Callis was one of the 21. Cool Springs On December 7, 1785, he bought ..., LL.D. 1891 2 The Family of WilliamOverton Callis of Louisa County, Virginia by Charles R Niehaus ... Persondata . NAME Callis, WilliamOverton ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH March ... alma mater Hampden Sydney College br College of William & Mary spouse Martha Elizabeth Winston br ... awards William O. Callis March 4, 1756 March 14, 1814 ref name GenPage http byrnefamily.net e107 plugins tngIL getperson.php?personID I02777&tree Garland Genealogy Page ref was the son of William Harry ... v onepage&q William 20Overton 20and 20Mary 20Waters.&f false ref His mother s first cousin was Dabney ... and she was also a cousin of William s second wife, Anne Price. Martha s mother was Jane Randolph Jefferson ... Welsh descent. When Colonel William Randolph , an old friend of Peter Jefferson, died in 1745, Peter assumed executorship and personal charge of William Randolph s estate in Tuckahoe Plantation Tuckahoe ... became Hampden Sydney College . With Monroe, Callis entered the College of William & Mary at age 17 ... merchant and public official from London during the reign of Elizabeth I William Randolph ... more details
File JudgeWIlliam Wilson House.jpg thumb JudgeWIlliam Wilson House The JudgeWilliam Wilson House is an antebellum house in Atlanta, Georgia . It is located at in the Fairburn Heights neighborhood, a suburban area west of the I 285 Perimeter . It is one of the only antebellum structures still standing in its original location within the Atlanta city limits. The house was built in Greek Revival architecture Greek Revival style in 1856 1859 and was the main house of a plantation. The house remained in the Wilson family into the 1960s when it was sold. Its most recent use was as a community center, ref http www.nps.gov nr travel atlanta wil.htm JudgeWIlliam Wilson House , National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary Atlanta ref however as of 2011 the house was disused, the roof was falling in and there were cracks in the stone walls. In that year it was added to the Atlanta Preservation Center s Most Endangered Properties list. ref http webcache.googleusercontent.com search?q cache 7XHbXQVbjeMJ www.examiner.com historic places in atlanta atlanta s endangered historic properties the judgewilliam wilson house &cd 1&hl en&ct clnk&gl us Rhetta Akamatsu, Atlanta s endangered historic properties The JudgeWilliam Wilson House , Examiner.com , August 3, 2011 ref References reflist Atlanta history Atlanta coord missing Georgia U.S. state DEFAULTSORT Wilson, William, House, Judge Category Houses in Atlanta, Georgia Category Antebellum architecture Category Greek Revival architecture in Georgia U.S. state ... more details
For the 13th century judgeWilliam Basset 13th century judge Merge to William Basset discuss Talk William Basset Merger proposal date August 2011 William Basset died 1185? , was an English people English judge . Biography Basset was a younger son of Richard Basset, and grandson of Ralph Basset, who died about 1127. He acted as sheriff of Warwickshire and Leicestershire , 1163 1170 Rot. Pip. Hen. II , till displaced, by the inquest of sheriffs, in 1170, and as sheriff of Lincolnshire 1177 84. He held pleas as a justice itinerant from 1168 to 1182 Foss says wrongly till 1180 , and sat in the Curia Regis , when not otherwise employed, from Michaelmas 1168 to 31 May 1185 Foss says, wrongly, till 1184 , after which he appears no longer. He settled at Sapcote , Leicestershire, and was father of Simon Basset , who appears as a justice itinerant in 1197 8. References reflist DNB wstitle Basset, William d.1185? Use dmy dates date August 2011 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Basset, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English judge DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1185 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Basset, William Category Year of birth missing Category 1185 deaths Category 12th century English people Category 12th century judges Category English judges Category Sheriffs of Warwickshire Category Sheriffs of Leicestershire Category Sheriffs of Lincolnshire England law bio stub ... more details
Cleanup FJC Bio George William Whitehurst May 18, 1891 &ndash January 13, 1974 was a United States federal judge . Born in Wauchula, Florida , Whitehurst received an LL.B. from the University of Florida College of Law . He was a Private practice from 1915 to 1916. He was a County judge, De Soto City Florida from 1917 to 1919. He was a judge on the 12th Judicial Circuit, Florida from 1919 to 1947. Whitehurst was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida . Whitehurst was nominated by President Harry S. Truman on January 30, 1950, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 21, 1950, and received his commission on February 23, 1950. He served as chief judge from 1959 1961. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1961. Whitehurst served in that capacity until January 13, 1974, due to his death. Whitehurst was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida . Whitehurst was nominated by Harry S. Truman on January 30, 1950, to a new seat created by 63 Stat. 493. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 21, 1950, and received his commission on February 23, 1950. He assumed senior status on June 30, 1961. Whitehurst served in that capacity until January 13, 1974, due to his death. Sources FJC Bio 2569 Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Whitehurst, George William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States federal judge DATE OF BIRTH May 18, 1891 PLACE OF BIRTH Wauchula, Florida DATE OF DEATH January 13, 1974 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Whitehurst, George William Category 1891 births Category 1974 deaths Category Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida Category Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida Category United States district court judges appointed by Harry S. Truman Category University of Florida alumni ... more details
William Edward Smith born in 1959 in Boise, Idaho is a United States federal judgejudge on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island and a former federal judicial nominee to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit . Background Judge Smith received his bachelor s degree from the Georgetown University in 1982 and his Juris Doctorate cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1987. He was in private practice in Providence, Rhode Island from 1987 until 2000. From 1993 until 1998, he was also a part time judge in the town of West Warwick, Rhode Island . Judge Smith was the staff director of the Rhode Island office of U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee from 2000 until 2001. From 2001 to 2002, he returned to private practice in Providence. From 2001 to 2002, Judge Smith was an adjunct professor at Providence College . He currently teaches as an adjunct professor at Roger Williams University School of Law . Judge Smith was nominated by President George W. Bush on July 18, 2002, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island vacated by Ronald R. Lagueux . He was advice and consent confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 2002, and received his commission on the next day. First Circuit nomination under Bush Smith was nominated on December 6, 2007 by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit vacated by Judge Bruce Marshall Selya , who took senior status on December ... assets resources nominees william smith fact sheet.pdf William Smith Fact Sheet Bush s Nominee to the United ... to the federal bench we need to carefully review their record. We will be sure to give Judge Smith ... na&instate na Smith, William E. , Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, Federal Judicial Center References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Smith, William E. ALTERNATIVE ... Smith, William E. Category American judges Category People from Boise, Idaho Category Judges of the United ... more details
William Smith 1697 1769 was an English American American lawyer and jurist. Life He was born in Newport Pagnell in England, emigrating with his family to New York in 1715. He became a judge of the Province of New York . In 1760, Smith was offered the position of chief justice of the province. Against the advice of friends and family, he turned down the offer. Smith s son, the younger William Smith, was then offered the position, which he accepted. The elder Smith s actions in this instance would prove popular with the Patriots in the American Revolution . Family He was the father, by his first wife Mary Het, of William Smith chief justice William Smith , Joshua Hett Smith , and Doctor Thomas Smith. His second wife was Elizabeth Scott hymnwriter Elizabeth Scott , widow of Elisha Williams . References ODNBweb id 68746 title Smith, William first Paul David last Nelson Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Smith, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1697 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1769 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Smith, William Category 1697 births Category 1769 deaths Category American judges US judge stub ... more details
Theosophy William Quan Judge April 13, 1851 March 21, 1896 was a mysticism mystic , esotericist , and occultist ... law . Image William Quan Judge.jpg thumb left William Quan Judge David Lloyd A vigorous, imaginative ..., they left Theosophy in North America in the hands of William Q. Judge. While Judge kept in close ... of fraud. The Theosophical Movement 1875 1950 sets out some of the events that followed William Q. Judge ... experimentation were proposed. Neither H.P.B. nor William Q. Judge took any active part in the meetings ... Articles by William Quan Judge and his biography Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Judge, William Quan ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American occult writer DATE OF BIRTH April 13, 1851 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH March 21, 1896 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Judge, William Quan ... States Category People from Dublin city de William Quan Judge es WilliamJudge fr William Quan Judge it William Quan Judge nl William Quan Judge no William Quan Judge pt William Quan Judge ru , fi William Quan Judge sv William Quan Judge tr William Quan Judge zh ... when others left. When Olcott and Blavatsky left the United States for India, Judge stayed behind ... until his death, Mr. Judge s best efforts and all the fiery energies of his undaunted soul were given ... Madame Blavatsky. In 1885 , after his return to America, Judge set about to revitalize the Movement ... in 1886 , when Judge established The Path , an independent Theosophical magazine. Until this time, not much had been accomplished in the way of growth of the Society in America. Mr. Judge addressed ... as from their innate quality we feel to be true. It has been said of Judge Everything he wrote ... Teachings. The Theosophical Mov t, 1875 1950. Over the years, Mr. Judge attracted to the Movement a nucleus of devoted followers. The movement grew steadily in America. 1 Judge wrote theosophy .... Mr. Judge left no record of the period before the founding of the Theosophical Society but some ... more details
refimprove date September 2010 Image JudgeWilliam Fleming.jpg thumb Portrait of William Fleming JudgeWilliam Fleming July 6, 1736 &ndash February 15, 1824 was an American lawyer and jurist from Cumberland County, Virginia Cumberland County , Virginia . He is often confused with his contemporary, William Fleming governor Colonel William Fleming , who briefly served as Governor of Virginia during the American Revolution . Judge Fleming was educated at The College of William & Mary , after which he started practicing law before the county courts. In 1772, he became a member of the House of Burgesses , representing Cumberland County as his father John Fleming had done before him, and remained in this position until that body was terminated by the revolution. When the new state government of Virginia was instituted, he went back to Williamsburg as a member of the first Virginia House of Delegates House of Delegates . On December 10, 1778, he was elected a member of Continental Congress , but it was April 1779 before he reported there. In September, he took a leave of absence and returned to Virginia and the House of Delegates. On November 26, 1780, he was elected a judge of the general court. fact date September 2010 Governor Beverley Randolph appointed Fleming to the Supreme Court of Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals . ref http research.history.org JDRLibrary Special Collections SpecialCollectionsDocs FlemingW.cfm WILLIAM FLEMING COLLECTION, 1773 1802 Colonial Williamsburg Research Library ref When the court was reorganized in 1788, he was one of the five judges chosen for the new court and became president of the court in 1809. He held this position until his death on February ... of William & Mary alumni US judge stub pl William Fleming prawnik ... . NAME Fleming, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH July 6, 1736 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1824 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Fleming, William Category 1736 ... more details
William Butler December 2, 1822 &ndash November 2, 1909 was a United States federal judge . Born in Chester County, Pennsylvania , Butler read law to enter the bar in 1845. He was in private practice in West Chester, Pennsylvania , and was district attorney of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania from 1856 to 1859. He was a presiding judge of the Court of Common Pleas in Harrisburg from 1861 to 1879. On February 12, 1879, Butler was nominated by President Rutherford B. Hayes to a seat on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania vacated by John Cadwalader jurist John Cadwalader . Butler was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 19, 1879, and received his commission the same day. Butler served in that capacity until his retirement from the bench on January 31, 1899. He died in Chester County, Pennsylvania . Sources FJC Bio 336 Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Butler, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States federal judge DATE OF BIRTH December 2, 1822 PLACE OF BIRTH Chester County, Pennsylvania DATE OF DEATH November 2, 1909 PLACE OF DEATH Chester County, Pennsylvania DEFAULTSORT Butler, William Category 1822 births Category 1909 deaths Category Judges of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Category United States federal judges appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes ... more details
Sir William Banister died 1721 was a British judge. Banister was a student of the Middle Temple , and received the coif in 1706. For a few years he was one of the judges of South Wales, and through the friendship of Simon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt Lord Chancellor Harcourt was promoted in June 1713 to be a baron of the exchequer , when he was knighted. On the accession of George I of Great Britain George I , William Cowper, 1st Earl Cowper Lord Chancellor Cowper , in his proposals for reforming the judicial staff, advised the removal of Banister as being a man not at all qualified for the place , and on 14 October 1714 he was accordingly removed. His public career and his private life appear to have been equally devoid of general interest. Turk Dean in Gloucestershire descended to him from his ancestors, and he possessed a great estate in this and other places . He died at Turk Dean on 21 January 1720 1, and was buried in the parish church, where there is a memorial to him. References reflist DNB wstitle Banister, William Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Banister, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION British judge DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1721 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Banister, William Category 17th century births Category 1721 deaths Category British judges Category Members of the Middle Temple Category Knights Bachelor Category Serjeants at law UK law bio stub ... more details
William Basset died ca. 1249 , was an English judge . Life and career Basset was possibly the son of Simon Basset of Sapcote , but his parentage is uncertain. Forfeited for rebellion in 1216 during the First Barons War , he was restored on returning to his allegiance in 1217. He assisted as a justiciar in assessing the fifteenth for Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire in 1225, and was appointed a Eyre legal term justice itinerant for these counties on 27 May 1226. He again appears as a justice itinerant in 1227 and 1232, and he probably died about July 1249, when Robert, his heir, did homage. Another William Basset was an advocate under Edward II of England Edward II and Edward III of England Edward III , and was elevated to the Court of Common Pleas England bench of the Common Pleas about 1337. On 18 October 1341 he was transferred to the King s Bench , where he sat till about 1350. References reflist DNB wstitle Basset, William d.1249? Use dmy dates date August 2011 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Basset, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION English judge DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1249 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Basset, William Category Year of birth missing Category 1249 deaths Category 13th century English people Category Justiciars of England Category English judges Category Medieval jurists England law bio stub ... more details
Cleanup FJC Bio William T. Lawrence born 1947 is a United States federal judge . Born in Indianapolis, Indiana , Lawrence received a Bachelor of Science B.S. from Indiana University in 1970 and a Juris Doctor J.D. from Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Indiana University School of Law in 1973. He was in private practice in Indianapolis, Indiana from 1973 to 1997. He was a Public defender, Marion County Superior Court, Indiana from 1974 to 1983. Master commissioner, Marion County Circuit Court, Indiana,1983 1997. He was a Presiding judge, Marion County Circuit Court, Indiana from 1997 to 2002. Lawrence was a federal judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana . Lawrence was nominated by President George W. Bush on February 14, 2008, to a seat vacated by John Daniel Tinder . He was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 26, 2008, and received his commission on June 30, 2008. U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana, 2002 2008 His brother, Tony, is a 1 star AP US Government teacher at a Los Angeles, California high school, Milken Community High School . Sources FJC Bio 3181 Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Lawrence, William T. ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States federal judge DATE OF BIRTH 1947 PLACE OF BIRTH Indianapolis, Indiana DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Lawrence, William T. Category 1947 births Category Living people Category Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana Category United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush ... more details
William Denman November 7, 1872 March 9, 1959 was a United States federal judge . Born in San Francisco, California , Denman received a degree in literature from the University of California, Berkeley in 1894, and an LL.B. from Harvard Law School in 1897. He entered private practice in San Francisco in 1898, and was an assistant professor and lecturer at the Hastings College of the Law of the University of California from 1902 1906. On January 10, 1935, Denman was nominated by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated by William Ball Gilbert . Denman was confirmed by the United States Senate on January 29, 1935, and received his commission on February 1, 1935. He served as chief judge from 1948 to 1957, and assumed senior status on July 3, 1957. He continued to serve in that capacity until his death. Sources FJC Bio 603 Research resources http www.oac.cdlib.org findaid ark 13030 tf729005j0 Guide to the William Denman Papers at The Bancroft Library start s legal succession box title United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit before William Ball Gilbert after Oliver Deveta Hamlin, Jr. years February 1, 1935 &ndash July 3, 1957 end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Denman, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1872 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH March 9, 1959 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Denman, William Category 1872 births Category 1959 deaths Category University of California, Berkeley alumni Category Harvard Law School alumni Category University of California, Hastings faculty Category Judges of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Category United States court of appeals judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt ... more details
Infobox officeholder honorific prefix name William Henry Hunt honorific suffix image William H. Hunt.jpg imagesize 220 px smallimage If this is specified, image should not be. alt caption term start September 15, 1901 term end July 4, 1904 governor Puerto Rico William Henry Hunt November 5, 1857 &ndash February 4, 1949 was a state and federal judge and a territorial governor of Puerto Rico . Early law practice Hunt was born in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1857. He did not go to a law school, but instead read law in 1880 and immediately began a private practice at Fort Benton, Montana Fort Benton in the Montana Territory . In a year, he was supplementing his private practice with a position as collector of customs for both the Idaho Territory Idaho and Montana Territories. He added yet another item to his professional plate as he was a member of the Montana Constitutional Convention of 1884. In 1885, he gave up his position a collector of customs to become attorney general of the Montana Territory ... becoming a judge of the First Montana State Judicial District later that year. In 1894, he was promoted ... was appointed by President William McKinley to be the Secretary of Puerto Rico. A year later, he ... Hunt returned to his role as a judge when President of the United States President Theodore ... judge of the United States Court of Customs Appeals . Then, on December 12, 1910, Hunt was nominated by President William Howard Taft to the newly created United States Commerce Court . He was confirmed ... 13, 1913. Nonetheless, as a judge of the Commerce Court, Hunt was also an at large judge of the United ... see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Hunt, William Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION United States federal judge DATE OF BIRTH November 5, 1857 PLACE OF BIRTH New Orleans, Louisiana DATE OF DEATH February 4, 1949 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Hunt, William Henry Category 1857 births ... by William Howard Taft ... more details
Wikify date December 2010 William Henry Ashurst or Ashhurst 1725 1807 , was an English judge. Ashurst belonged to the Lancashire family, the Ashhursts of Ashhurst or Ashurst. One of his ancestors was Henry Ashurst merchant Henry Ashurst , the philanthropist, and another was lord mayor of London in 1693. Sir William Ashurst was born at Ashhurst , near Wigan , 26 January 1725, and was educated at Charterhouse. He was admitted of the Inner Temple on 19 Jan. 1750. He practised for some years as a special pleader and Mr. Justice Buller was one of his pupils. He was called to the bar on 8 February 1754, and was made a sergeant in 1770. On 25 June of the same year, on the removal of Sir William Blackstone to the Court of Common Pleas England Common Pleas , he succeeded him as a judge of the King s Bench , in which court Lord Mansfield then held undisputed sway. Mr. Justice Ashurst s judgments, which are reported in Loffts and Douglas s Reports and Chitty s Practice Cases, are remarkable for their clearness and good sense. A contemporary writer thus describes his qualities as a judge Sir William Ashurst is a man of liberal education and enlarged notions. His language has no peculiar neatness ... to the nation. It called forth several replies, one of the best known being a pamphlet Justice to a Judge ... sweeping. Sir William Ashurst was an admirer of what Bentham terms in this pamphlet the rubbish of the common ... administration. His personal appearance is recorded in the lines attributed to Erskine Judge ..., Sir William Ashurst was twice one of the commissioners entrusted with the great seal, which he held ... on 5 November 1807. References reflist Cite DNB wstitle Ashurst, William Henry 1725 1807 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Ashurst, William Henry ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION Judge DATE OF BIRTH 26, January 1725 PLACE OF BIRTH Ashhurst , England DATE OF DEATH 5 November 1807 PLACE OF DEATH Waterstock , Oxforshire , England DEFAULTSORT Ashurst, William Henry Category People ... more details
Sir William Brandford Griffith 1858 1939 was a British legal writer and colonial judge, Chief Justice of the Gold Coast from 1895 to 1911. William Brandford Griffith was the eldest son of William Brandford Griffith Governor William Brandford Griffith , Governor of the Gold Coast British colony Gold Coast from 1885 to 1895. He was educated at London University , graduating B.A. in 1880, and became a barrister of the Middle Temple in 1881. In 1884 he married Eveline Florence Elizabeth Nevins, daughter of Penrose Nevins. ref Joseph Foster genealogist Joseph Foster , The pedigrees of Jowitt, formerly of Churwell, Yorks, and now of Harehills, Leeds, and the families connected with them , 1890 ref He was a magistrate in Jamaica before his appointment as Chief Justice of the Gold Coast. References reflist External links worldcat id lccn n84 39783 http digitalgallery.nypl.org nypldigital dgkeysearchdetail.cfm?strucID 601772&imageID 1249080 Portrait of Sir W. Brandford Griffith at New York Public Library Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Blandford Griffith, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1858 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1939 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Blandford Griffith, William Category 1858 births Category 1939 deaths Category British judges Ghana stub ... more details
William Evans 1846 or 1847 &ndash 15 February 1918 was a Welsh judge and legal writer. Life Evans was the third son of James Evans of Merthyr Tydfil , south Wales. He matriculation matriculated at the University of Oxford in 1868 at the age of 21 as a non collegiate student, transferring to Jesus College, Oxford in 1869. ref name Foster He obtained two Bachelor of Arts BA degrees Literae Humaniores in 1872 3rd class and law degree Jurisprudence in 1873 4th class . ref name Times ref cite book url http www.archive.org details oxfordhonours12200univrich title Oxford honours, 1220&ndash 1894, being an alphabetical register of distinctions conferred by the University of Oxford from the earliest times year 1894 publisher University of Oxford page 83 ref He was called to the Bar by Inner Temple in 1874. ref name Foster cite book last Foster first Joseph authorlink Joseph Foster genealogist title Alumni Oxonienses The Members of the University of Oxford, 1715&ndash 1886 isbn 978 1855068438 reprint year 1891 2 ref He was a member of the Wales and Chester Circuit and went on commissions to France, Spain and Australia. He wrote on legal topics, including the lawof agent law principal and agent , and also on the poetry of Wales. He was appointed as a county court judge in 1897, assigned to mid Wales. He died whilst sitting at Oswestry County Court on 15 February 1918. ref name Times cite news title JudgeWilliam Evans date 16 February 1918 page 9 work The Times ref References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Evans, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1918 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Evans, William Category 1840s births Category 1918 deaths Category Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford Category Members of the Inner Temple Category Welsh barristers Category Welsh judges Category Welsh non fiction writers UK nonfiction writer stub Wales writer stub ... more details
Infobox Officeholder image honorific prefix small The Honourable small br name Sir William Young honorific suffix br small KNZM Queen s Counsel QC small order Court of Appeal of New Zealand President of the Court of Appeal term start 2006 term end 2010 predecessor Noel Anderson Sir Noel Anderson successor Mark O Regan ref name young appointment Cite web url http www.beehive.govt.nz release new supreme court judge and court appeal president announced title New Supreme Court judge and Court of Appeal President announced publisher Beehive author Christopher Finlayson date 9 June 2010 ref birth date Birth date and age 1952 4 14 df yes birth place death date death place spouse Susan Mary Young ref http www.kiwisfirst.co.nz index.asp?PageID 2145845381 kiwisfirst.co.nz ref religion Use dmy dates date August 2010 Sir William Gillow Gibbes Austen Young , KNZM , Queen s Counsel QC born 14 April 1952 is a Supreme Court of New Zealand Supreme Court Judge, and former President of the Court of Appeal ... news article.cfm?c id 1&objectid 10650733 title New Supreme Court judge appointed date 9 June 2010 ... Inquiry of the 1990s. Judge Young was appointed a High Court of New Zealand High Court Judge in Christchurch in 1997, a Court of Appeal Judge when the Supreme Court of New Zealand Supreme Court ... archivedate 2009 10 29 ref Young was appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court with effect from 1 July ... Inc. Retrieved 2010 09 22 ref Styles and Honours Formal Dr William Young 1978&ndash 1991 Dr William Young QC 1991&ndash 1997 The Hon. Justice William Young QC 1997&ndash 2007 The Hon. Justice William Young DCNZM QC 2007&ndash 2009 The Hon. Justice Sir William Young KNZM QC 2009&ndash present References references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Young, William ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION New Zealand judge DATE OF BIRTH 14 April 1952 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Young, William Category Alumni of the University of Cambridge Category Court ... more details
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