Emmett Seawell

Emmett Seawell
Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
In office
January 8, 1923 – July 7, 1939
Appointed by Elected
Preceded by Terry W. Ward
Succeeded by Jesse W. Carter
Personal details
Born (1862-04-05)April 5, 1862 April 5, 1862
Yountville, California, U.S.
Died July 7, 1939(1939-07-07) (aged 77)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma mater Pacific Methodist University

Emmett Seawell (April 5, 1862 - July 7, 1939) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of California from January 8, 1923 to July 7, 1939.

Biography

Born in Yountville Napa County, California, Seawell was the son of California pioneers, William N. and Sarah A. Seawell. He graduated in 1887 from the Pacific Methodist College of Santa Rosa,[1][2] and was admitted to the California bar in 1890.

In 1902, he was elected to the position of Judge of the Superior Court for Sonoma County, a position he held until 1922.[3] Despite the judgeship position, he was superintendent of schools in San Francisco from 1902 to 1905. In 1914 he was appointed pro-tem Judge of the Superior Court for Stanislaus County, a position he held until 1919. He was elected as a member of the Supreme Court of California in 1922, defeating Charles A. Shurtleff, whose term ended December 18, 1922. Until Seawell was sworn in, Terry W. Ward filled the gap period as justice.[4] Seawell rendered signal service to the bench for nearly seventeen years, until his sudden death, which occurred July 7, 1939, in San Francisco.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Pacific Methodist College, Commencement Day Exercises, Award Of Prizes to Graduates". Daily Alta California. California Digital Newspaper Collection. May 20, 1887. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Judge Emmet Seawell (1862 - 1939) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-07-29.
  3. ↑ "Brief Items of Local Interest". Sausalito News, (24 (45)). California Digital Newspaper Collection. 7 November 1908. p. 3. Retrieved July 22, 2017. Emmett Seawell of Sonoma County...reelected
  4. ↑ Johnson, J. Edward (1966). History of Supreme Court, Vol 2, Justices, 1900-1950 (PDF). San Francisco, CA: Bancroft-Whitney Co. p. 71. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Rolfe L. "In Memoriam" (PDF). California Supreme Court Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-05-23.

See also

Legal offices
Preceded by
Terry W. Ward		 Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
1923–1839 		Succeeded by
Jesse W. Carter
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