William A. Devin

William Devin
Born William Augustus Devin
1871
Died 1959
Occupation Jurist
Known for Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
College football career
North Carolina Tar Heels
Major Law
Career history
College North Carolina (1892)
Personal information
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 169 lb (77 kg)
Career highlights and awards
  • Southern championship (1892)

William Augustus Devin (1871–1959) was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.

A native of Granville County, North Carolina, Devin, a Democrat, earned his undergraduate degree at Wake Forest College and his law degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Devin served as mayor of Oxford, North Carolina from 1903 until 1909 and was a captain in the North Carolina National Guard.

He was elected to one term (1911–1913) in the North Carolina House of Representatives from Granville. He also served as a state Superior Court judge (1914–1935) before being appointed by the Governor to the state Supreme Court in 1935. He retired as Chief Justice in early 1954.

References

    Legal offices
    Preceded by
    Walter P. Stacy
    Chief Justice of North Carolina Supreme Court
    1951 - 1954
    Succeeded by
    M.V. Barnhill
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