William E. Hutchison four scrapbooks [microform], 1930-1952.

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William E. Hutchison four scrapbooks [microform], 1930-1952.

Kansas Supreme Court Justice, attorney, Southwestern Kansas Bar Association president; resident of Topeka and Garden City, Kan. The scrapbooks contain information about family genealogy, reminiscences about his early life on the Kansas frontier, and photographs & clippings pertaining to his service as a Justice.

2 microfilm reels ; 35 mm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7712212

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Hutchison, William Easton, b. 1860.

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Kansas. Supreme Court

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A supreme court was created in Kansas when it became a territory in 1854, composed of a chief justice and two justices appointed by the president for terms of four years each. When Kansas became a state, the constitution created a Supreme Court consisting of one chief justice and two associate justices elected from the state at large for six-year terms. In 1895, the legislature dealt with the problem of increasing case loads by creating the Kansas Courts of Appeal. However, this also was a tempo...