Papers, 1899-1958, (bulk 1948-1958).

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Papers, 1899-1958, (bulk 1948-1958).

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Correspondence and subject files of Edward Wren Hudgins, former chief justice of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals. Principal correspondents include Hubert D. Bennett, Archibald C. Buchanan, John W. Eggleston, Willis D. Miller, A. Willis Robertson, Lemuel F. Smith, C. Vernon Spratley, Howard G. Turner, and Kennon C. Whittle. Topics covered include Hudgins' work on the Conference of Chief Justices, Judicial Conference of Virginia, and Judicial Council of Virginia, his court opinions, materials concerning judicial administration, ethics, salaries, habeas corpus, and rules of court, personal and official correspondence, income tax returns, clippings, and speeches.

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Conference of Chief Justices

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Hudgins, Edward Wren, 1882-1958.

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Edward Wren Hudgins was born in Buckingham County, Virginia on 17 January 1882. He received his B.A. (1905) and LL. B (1908) from Richmond College (now the University of Richmond). He was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1916-1920), judge, 34th Judicial Circuit, Virginia (1926-1930), justice, Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia (1930-1947), and chief justice (1947-1958). He died at his home in Chase City, Virginia on 29 July 1958. From the description of Papers, 1899-195...

Whittle, Kennon Caithness, 1891-1967,

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Eggleston, John William, 1886-1976,

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Miller, Willis Dance, 1893-1960,

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Smith, Lemuel Franklin, 1890-1956,

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Judicial Conference of Virginia

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Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals

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The Supreme Court of Appeals was created by an act of the General Assembly passed during its May 1779 session. The new court's antecedent was the General Court, which after it was reestablished under the constitution of 1776, shared appellate jurisdiction while the supreme court was restricted to civil cases, but the state constitution adopted in 1851 abolished the General Court. The Supreme Court thus became the state's only court of final appeal both for civil and criminal cases. An act of the...

Spratley, Claude Vernon, 1882-1976,

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Turner, Howard G., 1910-1992,

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Robertson, A. Willis (Absalom Willis), 1887-1971

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U.S. Senator from Virginia. From the description of Letter to Dr. Harry J. Warthen, Jr., 1956 January 2. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32959530 Robertson was a senator from Virginia (1946-1966). His son, Marion Gordon "Pat" Robertson, is an alumnus of Washington and Lee University, Class of 1950 and a well-known minister and televangelist in Virginia. From the description of Family photographs, ca. 1930-1940. (Washington & Lee University). Wor...

Bennett, Hubert D., 1906-

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Buchanan, Archibald Chapman, 1890-1979,

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Judicial Council of Virginia

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