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Justice Matthews (other)
Justice Matthews refers to Stanley Matthews (judge) (1824–1889), associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Justice Mathews or Matthews may also refer to: * George Mathews (judge) (1774–1836), justice of the Superior Court of the Territory of Mississippi, justice of the Superior Court of the Territory of Orleans, and Presiding judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court * Henry Matthews (judge) (1789–1828), puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon * Hugh Matthews, Lord Matthews (born 1953), judge of Scotland's Supreme Courts * John E. Mathews (1892–1955), associate justice of the Florida Supreme Court * John A. Matthews (1876–1966), associate justice of the Montana Supreme Court * Warren Matthews (born 1939), associate justice and chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court See also * Matthew Justice (born 1988), American professional wrestler * Judge Matthews (other) {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Matthews (judge)
Thomas Stanley Matthews (July 21, 1824 – March 22, 1889), known as Stanley Matthews in adulthood, was an American attorney, soldier, judge and Republican senator from Ohio who became an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from May 1881 to his death in 1889. A progressive justice, he was the author of the landmark ruling in ''Yick Wo v. Hopkins''. Early life and education Matthews was born July 21, 1824, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was the oldest of 11 children born to Thomas J. Matthews and Isabella Brown Matthews (his second wife). He graduated from Kenyon College in 1840. While there he met future president of the United States Rutherford B. Hayes and close friend John Celivergos Zachos. Matthews moved to his hometown Cincinnati with Zachos. Zachos and Matthews were roommates. In Cincinnati Matthews studied law under Salmon P. Chase but he moved to Columbia, Tennessee, where he practiced law and edited the local newspaper. Matthews returned to Cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Mathews (judge)
George Mathews Jr. (September 30, 1774 – November 14, 1836), was a Judge of the Superior Courts of the Territory of Mississippi and the Territory of Orleans, and Presiding Judge of the Louisiana Supreme Court from 1813 until his death in 1836. His ruling in ''Marie Louise v. Marot'' was cited as precedent by dissenting U.S. Supreme Court Justice John McLean in the 1856 Landmark decisions in the United States, landmark ''Dred Scott v. Sandford'' case. Early life Mathews was born in Augusta County, Virginia, on September 30, 1774, the son of a planter and American Revolution, Revolutionary War officer, George Mathews (Georgia), George Mathews and his wife, Polly. The elder Mathews would later serve twice as Governor of Georgia. In 1785, the elder Mathews moved himself and his whole family to Wilkes County, Georgia, to land that today is in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Oglethorpe County. Mathews returned to Virginia for his education at Liberty Hall Academy (which later became Wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry Matthews (judge)
Henry Matthews (1789 – 20 May 1828) was a Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and the sixth Advocate Fiscal of Ceylon. He was appointed on 1 November 1821, succeeding Ambrose Hardinge Giffard Sir Ambrose Hardinge Giffard (1771–1827) was chief justice of British Ceylon. Life Giffard was born in Dublin in 1771, the eldest son of John Giffard (1745–1819), high sheriff of Dublin in 1794, accountant-general of customs in Dublin, and a ..., and held the office until 1829. He was succeeded by William Norris. References ;Attribution {{DEFAULTSORT:Matthews, Henry Attorneys General of British Ceylon Puisne Justices of the Supreme Court of Ceylon 1789 births 1828 deaths British Ceylon judges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Matthews, Lord Matthews
Hugh Matthews, Lord Matthews (born 4 December 1953) is a Senator of the College of Justice, a judge of Scotland's College of Justice, Supreme Courts. Early life Matthews was educated at St Columba's Primary School and Saint Joseph's Academy (East Ayrshire), St Joseph's Academy, both Catholic education, Roman Catholic state schools in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire. He studied at the University of Glasgow School of Law, School of Law of the University of Glasgow (LL.B. Hons.), and was admitted to the Faculty of Advocates in 1979. Legal career Matthews served as Standing Junior Counsel to the Department of Employment from 1984 to 1988, and as an Advocate Depute from 1988 to 1993, having been appointed Queen's Counsel in 1992. He was appointed a Temporary Sheriff in 1993, and in 1997 became a full-time Sheriff of Glasgow and Strathkelvin. In 2004, whilst still serving as a Sheriff, he was appointed a Temporary High Court Judge, and in 2007 was raised fully to the Bench of the Supreme Cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John E
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John A
Sir John Alexander Macdonald (January 10 or 11, 1815 – June 6, 1891) was the first prime minister of Canada, serving from 1867 to 1873 and from 1878 to 1891. The dominant figure of Canadian Confederation, he had a political career that spanned almost half a century. Macdonald was born in Scotland; when he was a boy his family immigrated to Kingston in the Province of Upper Canada (today in eastern Ontario). As a lawyer, he was involved in several high-profile cases and quickly became prominent in Kingston, which elected him in 1844 to the legislature of the Province of Canada. By 1857, he had become premier under the colony's unstable political system. In 1864, when no party proved capable of governing for long, Macdonald agreed to a proposal from his political rival, George Brown, that the parties unite in a Great Coalition to seek federation and political reform. Macdonald was the leading figure in the subsequent discussions and conferences, which resulted in the Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warren Matthews
Warren W. Matthews, Jr. (born April 5, 1939) is an American lawyer and jurist who was a justice of the Alaska Supreme Court from 1977 to 2009. Matthews served as the 8th and 12th chief justice of the Alaska Supreme Court. His service from May 1977 to April 2009 makes him the second-longest serving justice in Alaska history, slightly less than that of Jay Rabinowitz. Born in Santa Cruz, California, Matthews graduated from San Benito High School in Hollister, California in 1957, where he says he was inspired to become an attorney when one paid a visit to his classroom. He went on to earn his bachelor of arts degree from Stanford University in 1961 and his juris doctor degree from Harvard Law School in 1964. Matthews came to Alaska in 1965 to serve as an associate at the law firm of Burr, Boney & Pease in Anchorage. In 1969, he formed the law firm of Matthews, Dunn and Bailey. He served as ethics committee chair for the Alaska Bar Association from 1968 to 1974. Then, in 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Justice
Matthew Hannan (born March 23, 1988) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Matthew Justice. Justice performs primarily on the independent circuit in the Midwestern United States, Midwest and Eastern United States. Early life Hannan grew up in Streetsboro, Ohio. As a child, he enjoyed watching professional wrestling. His father, Tom Hannan, was the coach for the football team at Crestwood High School (Mantua, Ohio), Crestwood High School, but Justice was not interested in sports. He would play in local bands, but was looking for a different calling. Professional wrestling career During his junior and senior years of high school, Hannan began professional wrestling when he found out about a training school in Cleveland run by a local veteran of the ring, J.T. Lightning. The school was about 25 miles from where Hannan lived so he started going there a few days a week. His ring name, Matthew Justice, originated from his first na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
