Charles H. Davis (judge)
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Charles H. Davis was a Republican
lawyer who has twice served on the Illinois Supreme Court, once as Chief Justice
, and on the Illinois Appellate Court
, also as Presiding Justice.
Davis grew up and attended school in Fairfield. He graduated from the University of Illinois (A.B.
, 1928) and the University of Chicago
(J.D., 1931) and became a lawyer in Rockford
in 1931. He married Ruth Peugh on October 19, 1935 and had seven children.
He was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court from the 6th District in 1955, serving until 1960, and was its Chief Justice from 1957 to 1958. He was elected to the 2nd District of the Illinois Appellate Court
in November 1964 and was its Presiding Justice in 1967 and in 1970. From the 2nd District, he was elected a second time to the Supreme Court in November 1970; he retired from the court in October 1975.
He was in the Phi Delta Phi
legal fraternity and was a Congregationalist and Shriner.
He was still alive , but there is a record of "Memorial Services Held in the Supreme Court of Illinois at the November Term, 1976, on the Life, Character and Public Service of Charles H. Davis" in volume 64 of the 2nd series of the Illinois Reports
.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
lawyer who has twice served on the Illinois Supreme Court, once as Chief Justice
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
, and on the Illinois Appellate Court
Illinois Appellate Court
The Illinois Appellate Court is the court of first appeal for civil and criminal cases arising in the Illinois Circuit Courts. Three Illinois Appellate Court judges hear each case and the concurrence of two is necessary to render a decision. The Illinois Appellate Court will render its opinion in...
, also as Presiding Justice.
Davis grew up and attended school in Fairfield. He graduated from the University of Illinois (A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
, 1928) and the University of Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
(J.D., 1931) and became a lawyer in Rockford
Rockford, Illinois
Rockford is a mid-sized city located on both banks of the Rock River in far northern Illinois. Often referred to as "The Forest City", Rockford is the county seat of Winnebago County, Illinois, USA. As reported in the 2010 U.S. census, the city was home to 152,871 people, the third most populated...
in 1931. He married Ruth Peugh on October 19, 1935 and had seven children.
He was elected to the Illinois Supreme Court from the 6th District in 1955, serving until 1960, and was its Chief Justice from 1957 to 1958. He was elected to the 2nd District of the Illinois Appellate Court
Illinois Appellate Court
The Illinois Appellate Court is the court of first appeal for civil and criminal cases arising in the Illinois Circuit Courts. Three Illinois Appellate Court judges hear each case and the concurrence of two is necessary to render a decision. The Illinois Appellate Court will render its opinion in...
in November 1964 and was its Presiding Justice in 1967 and in 1970. From the 2nd District, he was elected a second time to the Supreme Court in November 1970; he retired from the court in October 1975.
He was in the Phi Delta Phi
Phi Delta Phi
Phi Delta Phi, ΦΔΦ, is the world's second largest legal fraternity. Phi Delta Phi is the second oldest legal organization in continuous existence in the United States and third oldest in North America...
legal fraternity and was a Congregationalist and Shriner.
He was still alive , but there is a record of "Memorial Services Held in the Supreme Court of Illinois at the November Term, 1976, on the Life, Character and Public Service of Charles H. Davis" in volume 64 of the 2nd series of the Illinois Reports
Illinois Reports
Illinois Reports is the official reporter of the Illinois Supreme Court. It is published by Thomson Reuters, under contract with the Illinois Supreme Court Reporter of Decisions. The Illinois Supreme Court retains the copyright....
.