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Justice Willard (other)
Justice Willard may refer to: *John Willard (judge) John Willard (May 20, 1792 Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut - August 31, 1862 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He graduated from Middlebury College in 1813. He studied l ..., justice of the New York Supreme Court, and ex officio an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals * Ammiel J. Willard, associate justice and Chief Justice on the South Carolina Supreme Court {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Willard (judge)
John Willard (May 20, 1792 Guilford, New Haven County, Connecticut - August 31, 1862 Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. Life He graduated from Middlebury College in 1813. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1817, and commenced practice in Salem, Washington County, New York. In 1829, he married Elizabeth Smith (1794–1859). They were the parents of a daughter, Sarah Elizabeth (Willard) Fowler (1830–1852). Willard was First Judge of the Washington County Court from 1826 to 1835; Surrogate of Washington County from 1832 to 1837; Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court from 1836 to 1847; a justice of the New York Supreme Court (4th D.) from 1847 to 1853; and ex officio an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals in 1853. At the New York state election, 1855, he ran on the Hard Democratic ticket for a seat on the Court of Appeals, but was defeated by George F. Comstock, the Know Nothing candidate. Willard ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |