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Justice Combs (other)
Justice Combs may refer to: * Dan Jack Combs (1924–2002), associate justice of the Kentucky Supreme Court * Doug Combs (born 1951), associate justice and chief justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court * Sara Walter Combs (born 1948), associate justice and chief justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals See also * William H. Coombs (1808–1894), associate justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana {{disambiguation, tndis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Jack Combs
Dan Jack Combs (August 22, 1924 – May 25, 2002) was a justice of the Kentucky Court of Appeals from 1983 to 1989 and the Kentucky Supreme Court from 1989 to 1993. Combs rose to national prominence by successfully defending Appalachian Volunteers Margaret and Alan McSurely against charges of sedition in a case that took 15 years to fully adjudicate. After a long legal career, Combs unseated incumbent Elijah M. Hogge for a seat on the Kentucky Court of Appeals. In 1989, he challenged incumbent James B. Stephenson for his seat on the Kentucky Supreme Court. During the campaign, he attacked some of Stephenson's previous opinions in violation of a state judicial code that forbade judicial candidates from stating opinions related to cases they might later be asked to rule on. After the election, which Combs won, he was suspended for three months for violating the code, but the suspension was not carried out because Combs appealed the constitutionality of the code and eventually succe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Combs
Douglas L. Combs (born October 17, 1951) is an associate justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He was appointed by Governor Brad Henry to the Oklahoma Supreme Court, effective January 1, 2011, filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Justice Rudolph Hargrave.Office of Governor Brad Henry,Gov. Henry Names Judge Doug Combs to State Supreme Court," November 5, 2010 (accessed November 10, 2010). Combs was selected to become Chief Justice of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, effective December 1, 2016 and served until December 31, 2018.Misa, Vicky. "Oklahoma Supreme Court: Combs named Chief Justice." Shawnee ''News-Star''. November 24, 2016. Accessed November 29, 2016. Early life Justic ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sara Walter Combs
Sara Walter Combs (born August 24, 1948)''The Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory'', 1994. is a judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals, representing the 7th Appellate District. She was the first woman and the first judge from the 7th district to serve as chief judge of the Court of Appeals, holding that position from 2004 to 2010. She was also the first woman to sit on the Kentucky Supreme Court after being appointed by Governor Brereton Jones to fill a vacancy in 1993. She lost her bid for re-election later that year. She is the widow of former Kentucky Governor Bert T. Combs. Early life and education In 1966, Walter graduated as valedictorian of her class at Louisville's Sacred Heart Academy. She matriculated to the University of Louisville, where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in French in 1970 and a Master of Arts in French in 1971 as a Woodrow Wilson Designate. Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation She was valedictorian of her undergraduate class and finished he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |