Douglas L. Edmonds

Douglas Lyman Edmonds
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
In office
November 23, 1936 – December 31, 1955
Appointed by Governor Frank Merriam
Preceded by Nathaniel P. Conrey
Succeeded by Marshall F. McComb
Personal details
Born (1887-11-20)November 20, 1887
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died May 10, 1962(1962-05-10) (aged 74)
San Juan Capistrano, California, U.S.
Spouse(s) Laura Leinbach (m. 1910, d. 1946)
Gertrude S. Forsyth (m. 1948)
Alma mater University of Southern California Law School (LLB)

Douglas Lyman Edmonds (November 20, 1887 – May 10, 1962) was an American jurist, serving on the Supreme Court of California and the United Nation's International Law Commission.

Early life and education

Edmonds was born in Chicago, Illinois, and educated in the public schools of Chicago, Denver and San Diego. He later moved to Los Angeles and attended the University of Southern California School of Law. After graduation, he joined the California Bar in 1910.

Edmonds practiced law in Southern California until 1926 when he became a Los Angeles Municipal Court judge.[1] He was later appointed to the Los Angeles County Superior Court bench, where he was presiding judge.[2] In November 1936, Governor Frank Merriam named Edmonds to the Supreme Court of California as an Associate Justice.[3][4][1] He moved to San Francisco as a result of his bench appointment. He served on the Supreme Court until his retirement in December 1955.,[5] while also chairing the American Bar Association Section on Judicial Administration.[6] In 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower appointed Edmonds to the United Nation's International Law Commission, where he served until 1961.[7]

After stepping down from the bench, he moved to Pasadena and practiced law at Guthrie, Darling & Shattuck.[1] In 1957, Edmonds represented the cites of San Bernadino, Colton and Redlands in the Orange County Water Suit.[8][9][10][11]

Personal life

In 1910, he married Laura C. Leinbach and they had a daughter. His wife died December 22, 1946, in San Francisco, and he remarried in February 1948 to Gertrude S. Forsyth.[12] On May 10, 1962, Edmonds was killed in an automobile accident near San Juan Capistrano, California. His wife, Gertrude, survived the car accident.[12]

Organizations/Affiliations

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ex-State Justice Killed in Crash". Los Angeles Times. May 11, 1962.
  2. ↑ Grace, Roger M. (April 17, 2008). "Reminiscing Column: Lawyer Defeats $500,000 Claim Against Lankershim Estate". Metropolitan News-Enterprise. p. 15. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ Past and Present Justices. California Courts website. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  4. ↑ "State Lawyers Invited to Farm Confab". Stanford Daily. January 31, 1941. Retrieved June 11, 2017. Two U.S.C. law graduates, Douglas L. Edmonds, associate justice of the California Supreme Court and Lloyd Wright, president of the California State Bar, will also speak.
  5. ↑ Biography of Douglas L. Edmonds, California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Activities of Sections: Judicial Administration: Report of Douglas L. Edmonds". ABA Journal. 40: 1003. November 1954. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  7. ↑ See, International Law Commission Pages on United Nations Law Commission website and Past and Former Members. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  8. ↑ Orange County Water District v. City of Riverside, Civ. No. 5717. California Court of Appeal, Fourth District, Aug. 20, 1959. Justia.com. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  9. ↑ A History of the Orange County Water District. p 30-31. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
  10. ↑ "Judge Edmonds, Traffic Victim, Helped S.B. Fight Water Suit". The San Bernardino County. May 12, 1962.
  11. ↑ "Justice Douglas L. Edmonds". Redlands Daily Facts. May 12, 1962. p. 8.
  12. 1 2 "Justice Weds Second Time," Los Angeles Times (via Associated Press), February 6, 1948.
  13. ↑ “The Reporter”, October, 1950. (Quarterly Publication of Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity, 1950.)
Legal offices
Preceded by
Nathaniel P. Conrey		 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California
1936–1955 		Succeeded by
Marshall F. McComb


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