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  Past Judges   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Judge Johnson was married in Lewiston, Idaho, to Fern Lee Jeffries.
Judge Combs was elected to the bench in 1962.
Judge Combs was married to Yvonne Herrmann in Barnes, Kansas in 1940.
www.ojd.state.or.us /clt/about/judges.html   (3432 words)

  
 William Strong (judge) - Wikipedia Mirror   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Strong was elected to the United States House of Representatives for two terms as an abolitionist Democrat, and served as the chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Elections during his second term.
Strong was one of five Justices who sat on the Electoral Commission that was convened to resolve the disputed electoral votes in the U.S. presidential election of 1876.
Strong served on the Supreme Court until December 14, 1880, when he retired despite still being in good health, partly to set an example to several infirm justices who refused to give up their seats.
wiki-mirror.be /index.php/William_Strong_(judge)   (418 words)

  
 Captain Strong's Death
A county judge (Burnett) was assassinated in 1878 and the courthouse was burned in 1873.
Strong and the Callahans, and when Tom Barnett, who was known to be a friend of Strong, was murdered, Strong's friends declared the Callahans were responsible for Barnett's death, and not long after that Tom Sizemore, a friend of the Callahans, was found on the roadside dead with a bullet through his heart.
Strong that she stopped to talk to her neighbors at the mouth of the branch, for in all probability had she gone on she would have shared the fate of her husband.
www.breathittcounty.com /StrongsDeath.html   (3322 words)

  
 The Adventures of a Pioneer Judge & His Family   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
William Strong, the third of seven sons of the Reverend Henry Pierce Strong and his wife Laura, was born in 1817 in St. Albans, Vermont, and graduated from Yale with honors in 1838.
William was aware that his wife could not handle all the chores of raising a young family and caring for the house by herself while he was away.
William was so impressed with her intelligence and neatness, to say nothing of her beauty, that he asked if she would consent to come live with his family and help his wife around the house.
www.wshs.org /wshs/columbia/articles/0402-a1.htm   (4099 words)

  
 William Strong (judge) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Strong was born in Connecticut and later moved to Pennsylvania.
Strong was elected to the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania in 1857 as a Democrat.
Strong resumed the practice of law and pursued religious causes until his death, at Lake Minnewassa in Ulster County, New York, on August 19, 1895.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/William_Strong_(judge)   (435 words)

  
 COURT OF APPEALS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
William Strong appeals from a judgment of conviction entered after a jury found him guilty of first-degree reckless homicide.
The trial court instructed the jury that the evidence of Costigan’s death was “received for your consideration of the second and third elements of this offense.”  In an undeveloped argument, Strong asserts that the evidence should not have been considered with respect to the third element–whether Strong’s conduct showed an utter disregard for human life.
Strong asserts that the inclusion of the phrase “absence of accident” in the jury instruction allowed the jury to improperly use the evidence of Costigan’s death as propensity evidence.
www.courts.state.wi.us /html/ca/98/98-0248.htm   (3959 words)

  
 Untitled Document
Blair became a Judge of the Virginia General Court in 1777 and was elevated to Chief Judge in 1779.
William Paterson was born on December 24, 1745, in County Antrim, Ireland.
William H. Moody was born in Newbury, Massachusetts, on December 23, 1853, and raised in nearby Danvers.
supct.law.cornell.edu /supct/justices/histBio.html   (20320 words)

  
 History of Western District of Pennsylvania
William McKennan of Washington County was appointed circuit judge of the Third Circuit on December 22,1869, and served until January 3,1891.
Judges of the Court of Appeals sit, with Judges of the District Court, in proceedings in the District Courts where an injunction is sought on Federal constitutional grounds against the enforcement of a State statute or an Act of Congress on the ground that it is repugnant to the United States Constitution.
Judge Standish is a Trustee of the Western Pennsylvania School for the Deaf and the YMCA of Sewickley, and he is a former Trustee of the Staunton Farm Foundation.
www.pawd.uscourts.gov /Documents/General/history.htm   (9643 words)

  
 W Q Judge - William Quan Judge biography
William Quan Judge (W Q Judge) was born in Dublin, Ireland, on April 13, 1851, to Frederic H. Judge and Alice Mary Quan.
Judge thereafter conducted the Esoteric Section in America as Secretary to H P Blavatsky, and in December H P Blavatsky appointed Olcott as sole official representative of the Esoteric Section for Asiatic countries, but he soon relinquished the post.
Judge notified the Section and other General Secretaries of this move and, as their yearly conventions came due, their deliberations reflected the views of their membership in regard to the presidency.
www.age-of-the-sage.org /theosophy/w_q_judge.html   (2326 words)

  
 Biography of William WHEELER
William and Diana never forgot the thrills that came as they crossed the broad prairies, where tall grass waned and wildflowers bloomed in gorgeous beauty, nor the trail through virgin forests, whose branches, interlacing overhead, formed an ideal environment for the wildlife that abounded.
William's strong arms felled the trees that formed their one room log cabin.
William Wheeler, during his long life, in all things personal to himself, was not only self-made, but he possessed the ability and will to make others as well.
members.tripod.com /~tfred/wheeler.html   (2044 words)

  
 Judge: Guns may be excluded from courtrooms, but not courthouses   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
A judge has ruled that a security ordinance allowing for metal detectors and X-ray machines to be placed in the courthouse doorway to conduct weapons searches, conflicts with state law that says "no county [may] regulate the lawful ownership, possession, transfer or transportation of firearms."
The judge, Robert Wolfe, of Warren County, agreed with Strong's clients, issuing a judgment May 19 saying the Jefferson County ordinance was unconstitutional.
Strong, representing two Clarion County men and one from Jefferson County, filed a complaint last year against Jefferson County, asking a judge to overturn the county ordinance.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/04156/326819.stm   (430 words)

  
 Andreas' History of the State of Nebraska - Johnson Co.
Noble B. Strong resigned the shrievalty of the county November 20, 1858, and at a special election held January 17, 1859, N. Hallock was elected to fill the vacancy.
William A. Presson was appointed Sheriff of the County, to fill a vacancy in that office, July 3, 1865.
Strong was elected Commissioner; William A. Campbell, Clerk; M. Easterday, Treasurer; D. Henry, Judge; C. Halstead, Sheriff; E. Reed, Probate Judge; C. Chubbuck, Coroner; W. Dunlap, Surveyor; George B. Foster, Superintendent of Schools.
www.kancoll.org /books/andreas_ne/johnson/johnson-p1.html   (5845 words)

  
 My Family
STRONG was born in 1515 in Taunton, Somersetshire, England.
Mary STRONG was born on 26 Oct 1654 in Windsor, Hartford Co, CT. Parents: Elder John STRONG and Abigail FORD.
Sarah STRONG was born on 4 Mar 1656 in Windsor, Hartford Co, CT. Parents: Elder John STRONG and Abigail FORD.
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 William Woods
William Woods was born on August 3, 1824 in Ohio.
He served as a judge in equity in Alabama, and was named to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in 1869 by President Ulysses S. Grant.
In 1881, President Rutherford B. Hayes nominated Woods to the Court to replace the departed William Strong.
www.michaelariens.com /ConLaw/justices/woods.htm   (202 words)

  
 Breathitt's Bad Bill
Strong: I have noticed such reports in the papers, but if you will ask anybody but my enemies, they will tell you that it is not true.
Strong: I am satisfied that there was a preconcerted plan to rescue Jason Little from the sheriff, and to kill Judge Burnett also, on Tuesday.
Judge Burnett fell, and after he had been killed, they turned their attention to me. Without going into detail, it is sufficient to say that they came to Jackson to rescue Jason Little and kill Judge Burnett and myself.
www.breathittcounty.com /BadBill.html   (2573 words)

  
 Green Forest, My Home (2005) - Taiwanese Drama Reviews - spcnet.tv
William Spencer is also returning to Taiwan to take over as CEO of the Spencer school upon the death of his father but also like Owen, to look for his princess.
William later confirms that Sophie is the girl of his childhood based on the special way she writes her 'i'.
William and Owen finally agree to take her to Green Forest where she sadly tells the children that she is unwell and will have to be in hospital.
www.spcnet.tv /reviews/review.php?rID=1164   (3703 words)

  
 NWV -- Gun Decision Could Have Far Reaching Implications
Judge Wolfe's decision in favor of plaintiff Stanley Switzer of Jefferson County, ruled that a security ordinance allowing for metal detectors placed in doorways to courthouses for conducting weapons searches conflicts with state law.
Switzer’s attorney, William Strong, argued successfully that the Jefferson County ordinance prohibiting his client from carrying a legally registered handgun into other county offices was an unconstitutional prohibition of his client’s rights.
The essence of Judge Wolfe’s ruling says that use of metal detectors and x-rays for security are permissible at the entrance to a courtroom, but not at a building’s point of entry.
www.newswithviews.com /NWVexclusive/exclusive21.htm   (392 words)

  
 How Morgan Stanley botched a big case by fumbling emails   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Strong had been tried on bribery charges in Italy in the 1990s stemming from a previous job with Salomon Brothers.
Judge Maass delayed the start of the trial several times in response to the problems.
A day later, Judge Maass issued a partial default judgment against Morgan Stanley, essentially handing an automatic loss to the Wall Street firm, because "the (discovery) abuses have continued unabated." The judge said she would instruct the jury to assume that the firm had helped defraud Mr.
www.post-gazette.com /pg/05136/505304.stm   (2676 words)

  
 Virginia Court Cases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
A state judge, J. Coles, was arrested for refusing to allow backs to serve on juries.
Coles defended his non-selection of fls for jury duty by stating that his actions were not those of the state since state law forbade any kind of discrimination based on race and that he was not a legislator.
Strong claimed that holding office in a state did not relieve the officeholder from an obligation to obey the Constitution of the United States.
www.jimcrowhistory.org /scripts/jimcrow/courtcases.cgi?state=Virginia   (502 words)

  
 Judge frees Vallejo firebomb suspect   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Solano County Superior Court Judge Mike Nail dismissed the charges against 51-year-old William Strong one day before a preliminary hearing was scheduled in his case.
Strong spent more than two weeks in jail in lieu of $500,000 bail after his Sept.
According to Spieckerman, Strong's relatives drove up to the Tili family home and tossed Molotov cocktails inside, supposedly to retaliate against the twins' older brothers.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/10/08/BA169501.DTL   (309 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Strong
Strong, Cora — of Slocum, Anderson County, Tex. Democrat.
Strong, Selah Brewster (1792-1872) — of New York.
Strong, Theron Rudd (1802-1873) — of New York.
politicalgraveyard.com /bio/strong.html   (952 words)

  
 The Supreme Court Historical Society
His Secretary of the Treasury, William Duane, had been dismissed for his refusal to withdraw the federal deposits from the Bank of the United States, and Roger B. Taney had been chosen to carry out that unpopular task.
Grant's next move was to name William Strong of Pennsylvania as a successor to Grier and Joseph P. Bradley of New Jersey to the judgeship still vacant because of Hoar's rejection.
Having been a judge himself, Taft was alarmed by the disability he found in the Court when he entered the White House and resolved to give it new talent and vigor.
www.supremecourthistory.org /04_library/subs_volumes/04_c03_h.html   (3176 words)

  
 William Strong   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
'''William Strong''' was the name of the following men:
William Strong (judge) (1808-1895), a congressman and judge who served on both the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania and the U.S. Supreme Court.
William Strong (mayor) (1827-1900), a Mayor of New York City.
william-strong.iqnaut.net   (60 words)

  
 PA State Archives - MG-8 - Scope and Content Note - Pennsylvania Collection (Miscellaneous)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
William Bacon Stevens, 1871, on the subject of the unification of Italy
William Wilkins, 1812, 1819, 1834, and to William Orbison, 1820-21 (4), regarding a case of the Bank of the United States against the Huntingdon Bank
The collection's earliest dated item, 1626, is a receipt issued to a William Penn, perhaps the uncle of Sir William Penn, more probably a member of another branch of the Penn family.
www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/DAM/mg/mg8.htm   (1069 words)

  
 Excerpts from the Rev. John J. Dickey Diaries
I suppose he was descended from William Combs of Fayette.
William had children as follows; Judge Edward STRONG of Lost Creek known as "Red Ned;" Mrs.
William CORNETT was m 1st on 7 May 1790, Washington Co, VA to Rhoda GILAM (by Rev. John FROST); m 2nd in Apr 1796 in Sullivan Co TN, Mary EVERAGE (ward of Judith TOLSON Stacy Pettit) at the house of George and Polly (WOODS?) Morrison.
www.combs-families.org /combs/marriage/dd.htm   (6785 words)

  
 Jackson Prairie Courthouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Lewis County was named after Captain Meriwether Lewis, and in 1847 Lewis County included all of what is now western Washington, west of the Cowlitz River and the crest of the Cascade Mountains.
Federal Judge William Strong first held court at the Jackson Prairie courthouse on November 12, 1850.
On October 27, 1852, a public meeting of citizens of northern Oregon Territory was also held at the Jackson Prairie courthouse.
www.craigmagnuson.com /jackson.htm   (398 words)

  
 Jasper County, Religion
The Free Press says that intense excitement pervaded the meeting, "and when the national flag was brought into the densely crowded room, to the stirring music of glorious 'Yankee Doodle,' such excited enthusiasm was there as only comes when slumbering patriotism is kindled from off God's altar." W. Silsby presided.
Another meeting was held on the 26th of the same month, at which time the roll of the company was nearly completed.
On that day was held a great mass-meeting at Newton, at which time measures were taken to fully perfect a complete military organization of the whole county, in which Poweshiek a few days before had led off by enrolling a home guard of fifty men.
www.usgennet.org /usa/ia/county/jasper1/history/past/military.htm   (2253 words)

  
 sweet: Cheney: In Lake Forest today for RNC fundraiser.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-06)
Cheney will fly in and out of Waukegan Regional Airport and then head to the Lake Forest home of William Strong, a vice chairman of Morgan Stanley, the Wall Street financial services firm.
Strong is a member of the elite fund-raising network that solicited money for the Bush/Cheney 2004 re-election campaign.
Strong was a "Bush Ranger,'' meaning he raised at least $200,000 from other donors for the ticket.
blogs.suntimes.com /sweet/2006/06/cheney_in_lake_forest_today_fo.html   (430 words)

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