John J. Hawkins
| John Jay Hawkins | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Associate Justice, Arizona Territorial Supreme Court | |
|
In office April 1893 – July 21, 1897 |
|
| Nominated by | Grover Cleveland |
| Preceded by | Edmund W. Wells |
| Succeeded by | Richard Elihu Sloan |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 4, 1855 Saline County, Missouri |
| Died | May 1, 1935 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Olive Birch |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | Episcopal |
John Jay Hawkins (January 4, 1855 – May 1, 1935) was an American jurist and politician who served as Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Arizona Territory and as a member of the Arizona Territorial Legislature.
Hawkins was born in Saline County, Missouri to George Scott and Francis Marion (Gauldin) Hawkins on January 4, 1855. He was educated in public schools before enrolling at William Jewell College and the University of Missouri. Upon completion of education in 1877, Hawkins began reading law under Glasgow, Missouri attorney Thomas Shackelford. He was admitted to the Missouri bar in 1878 and practiced law with Shackelford for the next five years.
In 1883, Hawkins moved to Prescott, Arizona Territory. He was made probate judge for Yavapai County in 1885. That same year he formed a legal practice with J. C. Herndon which lasted until 1893. On May 5, 1855, Hawkins married Olive Birch of Glasgow, Missouri. The marriage produced one daughter.
Hawkins was appointed Territorial Auditor in 1887. The Democratic Hawkins held the position till March 1889 when he was replaced by an incoming Republican governor. In 1892, Hawkins was elected to represent Yavapai County on the Council of the 17th Arizona Territorial Legislature.
President Grover Cleveland nominated Hawkins to replace Edmund W. Wells in Arizona's fourth judicial district in April 1893. During his time on the bench, procedural issues were common. Two examples of his rulings in such manners are Thomas v. Lane, 4 Arizona 156 (1894), where the judge rules that when counsel claims an error in a case they should also specify what they believed the error to be and United States v. Falshaw, 4 Arizona 330 (1895), when he ruled the United States was required to pay witness expenses on behalf of indigent defendants. At the end of his four-year term, Hawkins was not reappointed and was succeeded by Richard Elihu Sloan on July 21, 1897.
...
Wikipedia