Turner Butler
Turner Butler (July 7, 1869 – January 19, 1938)[1][2] was a politician and judge who served as justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1929 to 1938.[1]
Born in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, Butler became a farmer and store clerk before studying law. In 1894 and 1896 he was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives. He was elected to the Arkansas Senate in 1898.[2]
In 1914 he was elected to be a Circuit Judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit where he served until 1929.[2] In 1929, Butler was appointed to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the retirement of Justice Carroll D. Wood.[3] and served thereafter until his death.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Turner Butler (1869–1938)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ a b c d Arkansas Courts, A Self-Guided Tour of Justice Building Portraits (2016), p. 17.
- ^ "Judge Wood Retires", The Newark Journal (May 23, 1929), p. 1.
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