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| Personal details | |
| Born | June 9, 1901 Horatio, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 31, 1963 (aged 61) Arkansas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Judge |
Known for | Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court |
Minor Wallace Millwee (June 9, 1901 – March 31, 1963)[1][2][3][4] was a state legislator and justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1945 to 1958.
Eerly life, education, and career
[edit]Born in Horatio, Arkansas, to James Sidney Millwee and Mary Verona Wilson Millwee, he "attended Hendrix College in Conway (Faulkner County) and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville before earning a bachelor’s degree in 1924 and a law degree in 1928 at the University of Arkansas (UA) in Fayetteville (Washington County)".[2] He entered the practice of law in De Queen, Arkansas, also serving as city attorney and deputy prosecuting attorney for the Ninth Judicial District.[2]
Political and judicial service
[edit]He was an elected State Representative from 1932 to 1936. He served as circuit judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit from 1937 to 1945. He was elected Associate Justice and served from 1945 to 1958. He was a lecturer at the University of Arkansas Law School in Fayetteville, Arkansas until his death.[3]
Personal life and death
[edit]In 1931, Millwee married Grace Tribble of De Queen, with whom he had three daughters.[2]
Millwee died of a heart attack at the home of his daughter in Norman, Oklahoma, at the age of 61.[1] Following his death, the University of Arkansas Law School "established the Minor W. Millwee Memorial to be awarded to the law student with the highest scholastic achievement".[3][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Judge Millwee Dies", Baxter Bulletin (April 4, 1963), p. 9.
- 1 2 3 4 Dumas, Ernest. "Minor Wallace Millwee (1901–1963)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
- 1 2 3 Arkansas Courts, A Self-Guided Tour of Justice Building Portraits (2016), p. 16.
- 1 2 "Minor W. Millwee", Northwest Arkansas Times (April 2, 1963), p. 4.
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