Devin, William

William Augustus Devin

Devin, William

14 Sep. 1951 - 30 Jan. 1954

Born: 12 July 1871, Granville Co., NC

Died: 18 Feb 1959, Oxford, NC

Buried: Elwood Cemetery, Oxford, NC

Education: Horner Military School,

Wake Forest College,
UNC Law School

Read Law:

Admitted: 1898

NC House: 1911, 1913

Elected Superior Court: 1913, 1921, 1929

App’t Supreme Court: 1935

Elected to Supreme Court: 1936, 1944

App’t Chief Justice: 1951

Elected Chief Justice: 14 Sep 1951

Retired: 30 Jan 1954

Preceded by:

Associate Justice: Willis Brogden

Chief Justice: Walter P. Stacy

Succeeded by:

Associate Justice: Itimous Valentine

Chief Justice: M. V. Barnhill

Number of Opinions:

795 Majority

33 Dissenting

11 Concurring

839 Total