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Micajah H. Bonner
Micajah Hubbard Bonner (January 25, 1828 – November 28, 1883) was a justice of the Texas Supreme Court from November 1878 to December 1882. Born in Greenville, Alabama, Bonner attended La Grange College (Kentucky), La Grange College in Kentucky, he gained admission to the bar in Mississippi in 1848. He then moved to Texas, practicing for a time with former governor James Pinckney Henderson. Bonner was appointed by Governor Richard B. Hubbard to succeed Judge George F. Moore (Texas judge), George F. Moore, who had been elected Chief Judge, and judges Bonner, Moore, and Gould constituted the Court for some time.Norman Goree Kittrell, ''Governors who Have Been: And Other Public Men of Texas'' (1921), p. 191. Bonner declined to run for reelection in 1882. References Justices of the Texas Supreme Court 1828 births 1883 deaths People from Greenville, Alabama 19th-century American judges {{Texas-state-judge-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Texas Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of Texas (SCOTX) is the supreme court, court of last resort for civil matters (including juvenile delinquency cases, which are categorized as civil under the Texas Family Code) in the U.S. state of Texas. A different court, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA), is the court of last resort in criminal matters. The Court has its seat at the Supreme Court Building on the Texas State Capitol, State Capitol grounds in Austin, Texas. The Texas Supreme Court consists of a Chief Justice and eight associate justices. All nine positions are elected, with a term of office of six years and no term limit. The Texas Supreme Court was established in 1846 to replace the Supreme Court of the Republic of Texas. It meets in Downtown Austin, Downtown Austin, Texas in an office building near the Texas State Capitol. Regulation of the practice of law in Texas courts By statute, the Texas Supreme Court has administrative control over the State Bar of Texas, an agency of the jud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
