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James Waldo Ackerman (1926-1984) —
of Illinois.
Born in Jacksonville, Duval
County, Fla., January
1, 1926.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Sangamon
County State's Attorney, 1956-60; circuit judge in Illinois 7th
Circuit, 1971-76; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Illinois, 1976-79; U.S.
District Judge for the Central District of Illinois, 1979-84;
died in office 1984.
Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., November
23, 1984 (age 58 years, 327
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Robert Peter Aguilar (b. 1931) —
also known as Robert P. Aguilar —
of California.
Born in Madera, Madera
County, Calif., April
15, 1931.
Lawyer;
superior court judge in California, 1979-80; U.S.
District Judge for the Northern District of California, 1980-96;
took senior status 1996.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Phi
Alpha Delta; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 2000.
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Carl Richard Ajello (b. 1932) —
of Connecticut.
Born in Ansonia, New Haven
County, Conn., August
22, 1932.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1963-75; Connecticut
state attorney general, 1975-83.
Catholic.
Member, American
Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America; Rotary;
Elks; American Bar
Association.
Still living as of 1983.
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Anthony Alfred Alaimo (1920-2009) —
also known as Anthony A. Alaimo —
of Atlanta, Fulton
County, Ga.; Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga.; St. Simons Island, Glynn
County, Ga.
Born in Termini, Sicily, Italy,
March
29, 1920.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Georgia, 1960,
1964;
member of Georgia
Republican State Central Committee, 1966-67; U.S.
District Judge for the Southern District of Georgia, 1971-91;
took senior status 1991.
Methodist.
Italian
ancestry. Member, Phi
Delta Phi; Delta
Sigma Phi; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association.
Died in Brunswick, Glynn
County, Ga., December
30, 2009 (age 89 years, 276
days).
Burial location unknown.
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George Edward Allen Jr. (1914-1990) —
also known as George E. Allen, Jr. —
of Richmond,
Va.
Born in Victoria, Lunenburg
County, Va., April 4,
1914.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia,
1952;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1954-81.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died February
21, 1990 (age 75 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives:
Married to Elizabeth Stone. |
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Thomas Allgood Sr. (1928-2000) —
of Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga.
Born in Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., September
10, 1928.
Lawyer;
member of Georgia
state senate, 1977-91.
Member, American
Judicature Society; American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Killed in the crash
of a single-engine airplane,
during takeoff from Daniel Field airport,
Augusta, Richmond
County, Ga., August
4, 2000 (age 71 years, 329
days).
Interment at Westover
Memorial Park, Augusta, Ga.
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George Ross Anderson Jr. (1929-2020) —
also known as G. Ross Anderson, Jr. —
of Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C.
Born in Anderson, Anderson
County, S.C., January
29, 1929.
Served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1955-56; U.S.
District Judge for South Carolina, 1980-2009; took senior status
2009.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi
Delta Phi.
Died in South Carolina, December
1, 2020 (age 91 years, 307
days).
Interment at Forest
Lawn Memorial Park, Anderson, S.C.
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Anthony Dominick Andora (b. 1930) —
also known as Anthony D. Andora —
of East Paterson (now Elmwood Park), Bergen
County, N.J.; Franklin Lakes, Bergen
County, N.J.
Born in Paterson, Passaic
County, N.J., November
20, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from New Jersey,
1964;
chair
of Bergen County Democratic Party, 1965-69; candidate for New
Jersey state senate 40th District, 1977; member of New Jersey
Democratic State Committee, 1981.
Catholic.
Member, Kappa
Delta Pi; Kappa
Phi Kappa; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American
Legion; Kiwanis;
Jaycees.
Still living as of 1981.
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Relatives: Son
of Anthony A. Andora and Theresa (Matera) Andora; married 1962 to
Colleen Gill. |
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Dennis Wayne Archer (b. 1942) —
also known as Dennis W. Archer —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., January
1, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986-90; appointed 1986; resigned
1990; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1994-2001; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Michigan, 1996,
2000,
2008.
African
ancestry. Member, Freemasons;
National
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America; Alpha
Phi Alpha; NAACP.
Still living as of 2020.
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Russell Anderson Austin Jr. —
also known as Russell A. Austin, Jr. —
of Aberdeen, Grays
Harbor County, Wash.; Seattle, King
County, Wash.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from
Washington, 1968,
1972;
member of Washington
Republican State Committee, 1970-73.
Protestant.
Member, Order of
the Coif; Alpha
Delta Phi; Phi
Alpha Delta; American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Russell Anderson Austin and Amanda (Ficks) Austin; married, June 23,
1953, to Barbara Fortnum. |
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William Orville Baldwin (1905-1988) —
also known as Orville Baldwin; W. O.
Baldwin —
of Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb.
Born in Hebron, Thayer
County, Neb., February
1, 1905.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Nebraska, 1940
(alternate), 1944;
candidate for justice of
Nebraska state supreme court 4th District, 1958; candidate for Nebraska
state attorney general, 1960.
Presbyterian.
Member, Rotary;
American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Elks.
Died March
19, 1988 (age 83 years, 47
days).
Interment at Hebron Community Cemetery, Hebron, Neb.
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Richard Martin Baner (b. 1936) —
also known as Richard Baner —
of Eureka, Woodford
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., November
27, 1936.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Illinois,
1972.
Christian.
Member, Lambda
Chi Alpha; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America; Phi
Alpha Delta; Farm
Bureau.
Still living as of 1973.
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Relatives: Son
of Charles Martin Baner and Ella (Detweiler) Baner; married 1955 to Janet
Mae Eastman. |
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John Ries Bartels (1897-1997) —
also known as John R. Bartels —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in Baltimore,
Md., November
8, 1897.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during World War I; lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from New York,
1944;
Justice
of New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1950-52; appointed 1950;
defeated, 1952; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of New York, 1959-73;
took senior status 1973.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America.
Died in Long Island Jewish Hospital,
Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y., February
13, 1997 (age 99 years, 97
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Francis H. Becker (b. 1915) —
of Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa.
Born in Dubuque, Dubuque
County, Iowa, October
15, 1915.
Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1965-72.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Legion; Elks; Knights
of Columbus; Foresters.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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William Odis Bertelsman (b. 1936) —
of Fort Thomas, Campbell
County, Ky.
Born in Cincinnati, Hamilton
County, Ohio, January
31, 1936.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 1979-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2000.
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Raymond Joseph Broderick (1914-2000) —
also known as Raymond J. Broderick —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Philadelphia, Philadelphia
County, Pa., May 29,
1914.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; delegate
to Pennsylvania state constitutional convention, 1967; Lieutenant
Governor of Pennsylvania, 1967-71; candidate for Governor of
Pennsylvania, 1970; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1971-84;
took senior status 1984.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died, of cancer,
in Gladwyne, Montgomery
County, Pa., August
6, 2000 (age 86 years, 69
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Thomas Leo Brown (b. 1931) —
also known as Thomas L. Brown —
of Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich.
Born in Hillsdale, Hillsdale
County, Mich., November
10, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives 57th District, 1967-70; circuit
judge in Michigan 30th Circuit, 1975-90; defeated, 1970.
Catholic.
Member, Gamma
Eta Gamma; Knights
of Columbus; Catholic
War Veterans; American
Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America.
Still living as of 1990.
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Juan Guerrero Burciaga (1929-1995) —
also known as Juan G. Burciaga —
of Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M.
Born in Roswell, Chaves
County, N.M., August
17, 1929.
Lawyer;
U.S.
District Judge for New Mexico, 1979-94; took senior status 1994.
Hispanic
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America; American
Judicature Society.
Died in Albuquerque, Bernalillo
County, N.M., March 5,
1995 (age 65 years, 200
days).
Interment at Santa
Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, N.M.
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Harry Truman Chafin (b. 1945) —
also known as H. Truman Chafin —
of Williamson, Mingo
County, W.Va.
Born July 10,
1945.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 6th District, 1983-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from West Virginia, 1996,
2000,
2004
(alternate).
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Pi
Kappa Alpha; Moose; Elks; Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners.
Still living as of 2014.
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Presumably named
for: Harry
S. Truman |
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Hazel Marie Chafin; married to Letitia Neese. |
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Roger E. Craig (b. 1933) —
of Dearborn, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Blairsville, Indiana
County, Pa., April
23, 1933.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
state senate 10th District, 1965-70; defeated in primary, 1970.
Protestant.
Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Civil
Liberties Union; Americans
for Democratic Action.
Still living as of 1970.
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Alton Thomas Davis —
also known as Alton T. Davis —
of Grayling, Crawford
County, Mich.
Democrat. Lawyer; Crawford
County Prosecuting Attorney; circuit
judge in Michigan 46th Circuit, 1990; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 4th District, 2005-10; appointed 2005;
justice
of Michigan state supreme court, 2010; appointed 2010; defeated,
2010.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Association for Justice; Sigma
Nu Phi; Elks; Rotary.
Still living as of 2011.
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Joe S. Frank (b. 1942) —
of Newport
News, Va.
Born in Newport
News, Va., November
14, 1942.
Democrat. Lawyer; mayor
of Newport News, Va., 1996-2010.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2010.
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Louis L. Friedman (b. 1906) —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., December
29, 1906.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of New York
state assembly from Kings County 16th District, 1941-44; member
of New
York state senate 15th District, 1945-55; resigned 1955; Justice of
New York Supreme Court 2nd District, 1957-58.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Jewish Congress; B'nai
B'rith; National
Lawyers Guild.
Burial location unknown.
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Paul Victor Gadola Jr. (1929-2014) —
also known as Paul V. Gadola, Jr. —
of Flint, Genesee
County, Mich.
Born in Flint, Genesee
County, Mich., July 21,
1929.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Michigan
Republican State Central Committee, 1959; candidate for Michigan
state senate 13th District, 1960; candidate for Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1976, 1978; delegate to
Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1984;
U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, 1998-2001;
took senior status 2001.
Member, Federalist
Society; American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died, in Burcham Hills Retirement
Community, East Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., December
26, 2014 (age 85 years, 158
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Jack John Garris (1919-2005) —
also known as Jack J. Garris; Jack John
Garatzgeone —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
16, 1919.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; Washtenaw
County Circuit Court Commissioner, 1955; candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1971.
Eastern
Orthodox. Greek
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Delta
Theta Phi; Jaycees.
Died, of a stroke,
while suffering from Parkinson's
disease, in St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Superior Township, Washtenaw
County, Mich., February
21, 2005 (age 85 years, 128
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Relatives: Son
of John Garatzogeone and Constance (Maniatakos) Garatzogeone; married
1948 to
Helen Cazepis. |
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John S. Gonas (b. 1907) —
of South Bend, St. Joseph
County, Ind.
Born in Crossfork, Potter
County, Pa., May 14,
1907.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Indiana
state house of representatives, 1936-38; member of Indiana
state senate, 1940-48; candidate for Lieutenant
Governor of Indiana, 1944; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Indiana 3rd District, 1946; candidate for Governor of
Indiana, 1948; probate judge in Indiana, 1949-58; Judge, Indiana
Appellate Court, 1960-72.
Ukrainian
ancestry. Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Phi
Kappa Theta; Elks.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Samuel Gonas and Hazel (Stranka) Gonas; married 1937 to
Theodosia Bonder. |
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John G. Good Jr. (b. 1926) —
of Beaver, Beaver
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., May 17,
1926.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; member of Pennsylvania
state senate 47th District, 1971-72.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Arbitration Association.
Still living as of 1972.
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Fred David Gray —
also known as Fred D. Gray —
of Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.; Tuskegee, Macon
County, Ala.
Born in Montgomery, Montgomery
County, Ala.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives, 1970-74; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Alabama, 2000,
2004,
2008;
chair
of Macon County Democratic Party, 2003.
Church
of Christ. African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American Bar
Association; Federal
Bar Association; NAACP;
Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2008.
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Relatives:
Married to Carol Porter. |
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Roman S. Gribbs (1925-2016) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., December
29, 1925.
Democrat. Lawyer; Wayne
County Sheriff, 1968-69; mayor
of Detroit, Mich., 1970-73; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1976; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1983.
Catholic.
Member, Delta
Sigma Phi; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society; NAACP.
Died in Northville, Wayne
County, Mich., April 5,
2016 (age 90 years, 98
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Denmark Groover Jr. (1922-2001) —
of Macon, Bibb
County, Ga.
Born in Quitman, Brooks
County, Ga., June 30,
1922.
Served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II; lawyer;
member of Georgia
state house of representatives from Bibb County, 1953-57,
1963-65, 1971-75, 1983-95.
Methodist.
Member, Phi
Delta Theta; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
During World War II, served as a pilot in the "Black Sheep Squadron";
an injury left his right arm partially
paralyzed. Sponsored the bill to put the Confederate battle flag
on the Georgia state flag in 1956; supported the removal of the
emblem in 2001.
Died in Macon, Bibb
County, Ga., April
18, 2001 (age 78 years, 292
days).
Interment at Riverside
Cemetery, Macon, Ga.
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Claude Harris Jr. (1940-1994) —
of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala.
Born in Bessemer, Jefferson
County, Ala., June 29,
1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
circuit judge in Alabama, 1977-85; U.S.
Representative from Alabama 7th District, 1987-93; U.S.
Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama, 1993-94.
Baptist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in Birmingham, Jefferson
County, Ala., September
2, 1994 (age 54 years, 65
days).
Interment at Memory
Hill Gardens, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
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George Copeland Hawkins Jr. (1918-1991) —
also known as George C. Hawkins, Jr. —
of Gadsden, Etowah
County, Ala.
Born in Elora, Lincoln
County, Tenn., December
4, 1918.
Democrat. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Alabama, 1948;
member of Alabama
state house of representatives; elected 1950, 1954; candidate for
Governor
of Alabama, 1958; member of Alabama
state senate; elected 1962; candidate for U.S.
Representative from Alabama, 1964.
Methodist.
Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association.
Died, of kidney
failure, August
9, 1991 (age 72 years, 248
days).
Interment at Forrest
Cemetery, Gadsden, Ala.
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Odell H. Huffman (1923-1994) —
of Princeton, Mercer
County, W.Va.
Born in Wyoming
County, W.Va., February
18, 1923.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; lawyer; mayor
of Princeton, W.Va., 1965-66; member of West
Virginia state house of delegates, 1969-72, 1991-94 (Mercer
County 1969-72, 20th District 1991-94); defeated (Republican), 1950;
died in office 1994; member of West
Virginia state senate 10th District, 1973-84.
Methodist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Elks; Moose; Rotary;
Kiwanis.
Died October
2, 1994 (age 71 years, 226
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Mitchell Odell Huffman and Callie (Whittington) Huffman; married,
August
5, 1950, to Geraldine Cline. |
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Barry W. Jackson (b. 1930) —
of Fairbanks, Fairbanks
North Star Borough, Alaska.
Born in Long Branch, Monmouth
County, N.J., January
27, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Alaska
state house of representatives, 1965-66.
Episcopalian.
Member, Delta
Theta Phi; American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Kiwanis;
Elks; NAACP; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Still living as of 1967.
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Relatives: Son
of Rodney H. Jackson and Marion (Englebright) Jackson; married, June 4,
1955, to Susan Braddy Shields. |
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John A. Kissel (b. 1959) —
of Enfield, Hartford
County, Conn.
Born in Worcester, Worcester
County, Mass., 1959.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state senate 7th District, 2002-10.
Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2010.
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Norman Krivosha (b. 1934) —
of Nebraska.
Born in Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich., August
3, 1934.
Chief
justice of Nebraska state supreme court, 1978.
Jewish.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1984.
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Raymond W. Krolikowski (b. 1928) —
also known as Ray Krolikowski —
of Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich.; Birmingham, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Hamtramck, Wayne
County, Mich., July 25,
1928.
Democrat. Lawyer; delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Wayne County
14th District, 1961-62; member of Michigan
State University board of trustees, 1975-82.
Catholic.
Polish
ancestry. Member, Polish
Legion of American Veterans; Polish
National Alliance; Lions; American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary.
Still living as of 1982.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Krolikowski and Regina (Wypijewski)
Krolikowski. |
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H. Martin Lancaster (b. 1943) —
of Goldsboro, Wayne
County, N.C.
Born in Patetown Community, Wayne
County, N.C., March
24, 1943.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of North
Carolina state house of representatives, 1979-86; U.S.
Representative from North Carolina 3rd District, 1987-95;
defeated, 1994.
Presbyterian.
Member, Freemasons;
Scottish
Rite Masons; Shriners;
Elks; American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 2014.
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L. Harvey Lodge (b. 1902) —
of Milford, Oakland
County, Mich.; Pontiac, Oakland
County, Mich.; Waterford, Oakland
County, Mich.
Born in Milford, Oakland
County, Mich., November
8, 1902.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan, 1944;
member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Oakland County 2nd District,
1947-48; defeated, 1948; member of Michigan
state senate, 1957-60, 1967-74 (12th District 1957-60, 17th
District 1967-74); defeated, 1964, 1974.
Methodist.
Member, Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Knights
of Pythias; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America.
Burial location unknown.
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Image source:
Michigan Manual 1957-58 |
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Gary R. McDonald (b. 1940) —
of Saginaw, Saginaw
County, Mich.
Born February
3, 1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
district judge in Michigan, 1972-76; circuit
judge in Michigan 10th Circuit, 1977-87; candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1978; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1987-; appointed 1987.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society.
Still living as of 1987.
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Robert Reynold Merhige Jr. (1919-2005) —
of Virginia.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., February
5, 1919.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II; U.S.
District Judge for the Eastern District of Virginia, 1967-86;
took senior status 1986.
Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in Richmond,
Va., February
18, 2005 (age 86 years, 13
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Willard L. Mikesell (1925-2003) —
also known as Mike Mikesell —
of Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich.
Born in Charlotte, Eaton
County, Mich., April
18, 1925.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer;
candidate in Republican primary for delegate
to Michigan state constitutional convention from Eaton District,
1961; Eaton
County Prosecuting Attorney, 1965-68; candidate in Republican
primary for Michigan
state house of representatives 56th District, 1968; circuit
judge in Michigan 5th Circuit, 1971-76; defeated, 1966, 1976;
Independent candidate for justice of
Michigan state supreme court, 1986.
Congregationalist.
Member, Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American
Legion; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Lions;
Eagles;
Elks.
Died, in Ingham Regional Medical
Center, Lansing, Ingham
County, Mich., September
30, 2003 (age 78 years, 165
days).
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of George Edward Mikesell and Maria Laura (Wilson)
Mikesell. |
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Lawrence J. Morrissey (b. 1969) —
also known as Larry Morrissey —
of Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill.
Born in Rockford, Winnebago
County, Ill., 1969.
Lawyer;
mayor
of Rockford, Ill., 2005-; defeated (Independent), 2001.
Member, American Bar
Association; American Association for Justice.
Still living as of 2010.
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Relatives: Son
of Joseph A. Morrissey and Josephine (Matranga) Morrissey; married to
Stacy Hedrick. |
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Morgan Francis Murphy (1932-2016) —
also known as Morgan F. Murphy —
of Illinois.
Born in Illinois, April
16, 1932.
Democrat. U.S.
Representative from Illinois, 1971-81 (3rd District 1971-73, 2nd
District 1973-81).
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., March 4,
2016 (age 83 years, 323
days).
Burial location unknown.
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William B. Murphy (b. 1945) —
of Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.; East Grand Rapids, Kent
County, Mich.
Born in Champaign, Champaign
County, Ill., April
10, 1945.
Lawyer;
Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 3rd District, 1988-, 2008-13; appointed
1988.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Federal
Bar Association.
Still living as of 2013.
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James Lowell Oakes (b. 1924) —
also known as James L. Oakes —
of Brattleboro, Windham
County, Vt.
Born in Springfield, Sangamon
County, Ill., February
21, 1924.
Republican. Lawyer;
alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont, 1960;
member of Vermont
state senate, 1961-64; Vermont
state attorney general, 1967; U.S.
District Judge for Vermont, 1970; Judge
of U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit, 1971-92.
Unitarian-Universalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of James Lowell Oakes ; married to Rosalyn M. Landon. |
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Owen Bradford Pickett (1930-2010) —
also known as Owen B. Pickett —
of Virginia
Beach, Va.
Born in Richmond,
Va., August
31, 1930.
Democrat. Lawyer; accountant;
member of Virginia
state house of delegates, 1972-86; Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1980-82; U.S.
Representative from Virginia 2nd District, 1987-2001; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1996,
2000.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary;
Lions;
Freemasons;
Shriners.
Died in Virginia
Beach, Va., October
27, 2010 (age 80 years, 57
days).
Interment at Taylorsville Baptist Church Cemetery, Taylorsville, Va.
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Walter Ward Reynoldson (b. 1920) —
also known as W. Ward Reynoldson —
of Osceola, Clarke
County, Iowa.
Born in St. Edward, Boone
County, Neb., May 17,
1920.
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; lawyer; Clarke
County Attorney, 1953-57; justice of
Iowa state supreme court, 1971-87; chief
justice of Iowa state supreme court, 1978-87; law
professor.
Member, Rotary;
American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Walter Scorer Reynoldson and Mabel Matilda (Sallach) Reynoldson;
married, December
24, 1942, to Janet Aline Mills; married, June 3,
1989, to Patricia A. Frey. |
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Richard W. Sabers (b. 1938) —
of South Dakota.
Born in Salem, McCook
County, S.Dak., February
12, 1938.
Justice
of South Dakota state supreme court 2nd District, 1986-.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1993.
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Hubert Mayer Safran (b. 1930) —
of Colorado.
Born in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, December
25, 1930.
Member of Colorado
state house of representatives, 1965.
Jewish.
Member, Lions; Jaycees;
B'nai
B'rith; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1967.
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George Wahr Sallade (1922-1997) —
also known as George W. Sallade —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Born in Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich., November
16, 1922.
Member of Michigan
state house of representatives from Washtenaw County 1st
District, 1955-60; defeated (Democratic), 1968; chair of
Washtenaw County Democratic Party, 1965-68; Democratic candidate
for Michigan
state senate 18th District, 1966, 1970; Democratic candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Michigan 2nd District, 1982; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Michigan, 1984,
1988
(alternate).
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Freemasons;
Moose;
Rotary;
Phi
Alpha Delta; Sigma
Delta Chi; Sigma
Phi.
Died June 18,
1997 (age 74 years, 214
days).
Interment at Forest
Hill Cemetery, Ann Arbor, Mich.
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Image source:
Ann Arbor News, June 15, 1968 |
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Ronald Arthur Sarasin (b. 1934) —
also known as Ronald A. Sarasin —
of Beacon Falls, New Haven
County, Conn.
Born in Fall River, Bristol
County, Mass., December
31, 1934.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 95th District, 1969-73; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 5th District, 1973-79; delegate
to Republican National Convention from Connecticut, 1976;
candidate for Governor of
Connecticut, 1978.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Arbitration Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America.
Still living as of 2000.
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Alan Kooi Simpson (b. 1931) —
also known as Alan K. Simpson —
of Cody, Park
County, Wyo.
Born in Denver,
Colo., September
2, 1931.
Republican. Lawyer;
member of Wyoming
state house of representatives from Park County, 1964-77; U.S.
Senator from Wyoming, 1979-97; appointed 1979.
Episcopalian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Rotary;
Eagles;
Elks; Freemasons;
Shriners;
Alpha
Tau Omega.
Still living as of 2014.
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Guy Sparks (c.1928-1983) —
also known as "Anniston's Conscience" —
of Anniston, Calhoun
County, Ala.
Born in Holt, Tuscaloosa
County, Ala., about 1928.
Democrat. Lawyer;
Alabama Commissioner of Revenue, 1961-63; candidate for Alabama
state attorney general, 1966; attorney for Alabama Labor Council,
AFL-CIO.
Methodist.
Member, American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Died in 1983
(age about
55 years).
Interment at Highland
Cemetery, Anniston, Ala.
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Relatives:
Brother-in-law of James
M. Fullan Jr.. |
| | | Campaign slogan (1966): "I run not for
gain, not for power — but for service." |
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candidate." |
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Floyd Davidson Spence (1928-2001) —
also known as Floyd Spence —
of Lexington, Lexington
County, S.C.
Born in Columbia, Richland
County, S.C., April 9,
1928.
Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of South
Carolina state house of representatives, 1957-62; delegate to
Republican National Convention from South Carolina, 1964,
1972
(delegation chair), 1988;
member of South
Carolina state senate, 1967-70 (22nd District 1967-68, 7th
District 1969-70); resigned 1970; U.S.
Representative from South Carolina 2nd District, 1971-2001; died
in office 2001.
Lutheran.
Member, Sons
of Confederate Veterans; Farm
Bureau; American
Legion; Veterans of
Foreign Wars; Forty and
Eight; American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America; Kappa
Alpha Order.
Died, following surgery to remove a blood clot
from his brain, in St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital,
Jackson, Hinds
County, Miss., August
16, 2001 (age 73 years, 129
days).
Interment at St. Peters Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lexington, S.C.
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Harley Orrin Staggers Jr. (b. 1951) —
also known as Harley O. Staggers, Jr. —
of Keyser, Mineral
County, W.Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., February
22, 1951.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state senate 16th District, 1980-82; appointed 1980;
resigned 1982; U.S.
Representative from West Virginia 2nd District, 1983-93.
Catholic.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Moose; Lions; Jaycees.
Still living as of 2014.
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Hubert Teitelbaum (b. 1915) —
of Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., July 2,
1915.
Republican. Lawyer;
served in the U.S. Army during World War II; U.S.
Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1957-61; U.S.
District Judge for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1970-.
Member, American Bar
Association; American
Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America; American
Legion; American
Arbitration Association; Order of
the Coif.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Relatives: Son
of Jack Teitelbaum and Anna (Wolk) Teitelbaum; married, December
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Peter Andrew Tomel (b. 1934) —
of Chicago, Cook
County, Ill.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., 1934.
Lawyer;
delegate
to Illinois state constitutional convention 10th District,
1969-70.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1970.
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Togiola Talalelei A. Tulafono (b. 1947) —
also known as Togiola T. A. Tulafono —
of Pago Pago, American
Samoa; Utulei Village, American
Samoa.
Born in Aunu'u Island, American
Samoa, February
28, 1947.
Democrat. Lawyer;
vice-president, South Pacific Airways,
1976-78; district judge in American Samoa, 1978-80; member of American
Samoa senate, 1980-84, 1989-96; Lieutenant
Governor of American Samoa, 1997-2003; Governor of
American Samoa, 2003-; delegate to Democratic National Convention
from American Samoa, 2004,
2008;
candidate for Delegate
to U.S. Congress from American Samoa, 2014.
Congregationalist.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Rotary.
Still living as of 2014.
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Richard C. Turner (b. 1927) —
of Pottawattamie
County, Iowa.
Born in Avoca, Pottawattamie
County, Iowa, September
30, 1927.
Republican. Member of Iowa
state senate, 1960-64; Iowa
state attorney general, 1967-; U.S.
Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa, 1981-86.
Presbyterian.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American
Judicature Society; American
Legion; Forty and
Eight.
Still living as of 1986.
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Myron H. Wahls (b. 1921) —
of Detroit, Wayne
County, Mich.
Born in Chicago, Cook
County, Ill., December
11, 1921.
Republican. Lawyer;
candidate for Michigan
state attorney general, 1974; circuit
judge in Michigan 3rd Circuit, 1975-82; appointed 1975; Judge,
Michigan Court of Appeals 1st District, 1982-; appointed 1982.
African
ancestry. Member, National
Bar Association; American
Judicature Society; Association of Trial Lawyers of
America; American Civil
Liberties Union.
Presumed deceased.
Burial location unknown.
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Clifton Alexander Woodrum III (b. 1938) —
also known as Clifton A. Woodrum III; Chip
Woodrum —
of Roanoke,
Va.
Born in Washington,
D.C., July 23,
1938.
Democrat. Lawyer;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Virginia, 1972;
Virginia
Democratic state chair, 1972-76; member of Virginia
state house of delegates 16th District, 1980-.
Member, American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Sigma
Alpha Epsilon; Phi
Alpha Delta.
Still living as of 2001.
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Paul Zakaib Jr. (b. 1932) —
of Charleston, Kanawha
County, W.Va.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
20, 1932.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict; lawyer;
member of West
Virginia state house of delegates from Kanawha County, 1967-74;
defeated, 1974; candidate for West
Virginia state senate 8th District, 1978, 1980.
Eastern
Orthodox. Member, Elks; Phi
Delta Phi; American Bar
Association; Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Still living as of 1980.
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Relatives: Son
of Paul Zakaib and Hazel (Rahal) Zakaib; married, March
12, 1967, to Maria Lucia DeRito. |
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