Maurice Victor Barnhill (1887–1963[1]) was an associate justice (1937–1954) and chief justice (1954–1956) of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
M. V. Barnhill | |
|---|---|
| Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| In office 1954–1956 | |
| Preceded by | William A. Devin |
| Succeeded by | J. Wallace Winborne |
| Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court | |
| In office 1937–1954 | |
| Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives | |
| In office 1921 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maurice Victor Barnhill 1887 Halifax County, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | 1963 (aged 75–76) |
| Alma mater | University of North Carolina School of Law |
| Profession | Politician, lawyer, judge |
Barnhill was born in Halifax County, North Carolina on December 5, 1887, and attended the University of North Carolina Law School. He was a prosecutor in Nash County, North Carolina and was elected to the North Carolina House of Representatives, serving in 1921. He was a Nash County judge and a state superior court judge before Governor Clyde R. Hoey appointed him to the state Supreme Court on July 1, 1937.
As a superior court judge, Barnhill presided over the murder trial that followed the Loray Mill Strike.[2][3][4]
He was subsequently elected to the Supreme Court in 1938 and re-elected in 1946. Barnhill was appointed Chief Justice by Governor William B. Umstead on February 1, 1954, and he was elected to the post on November 2, 1954.
References
edit- ^ Index to the Dictionary of North Carolina Biography Archived September 12, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ State of North Carolina vs. Fred Erwin Beal, et al. Transcript: (September 30, 1929 – October 16, 1929) Finding Aid
- ^ "Guilt at Gastonia". Time. October 28, 1929. (in which he is mistakenly referred to as Victor M. Barnhill)
- ^ "Textile Trial". Time. August 12, 1929. in which he is mistakenly referred to as Morris Victor Barnhill)