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In 1985, Governor [[George Wallace]] appointed Houston to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the retirement of Justice [[T. Eric Embry]], effective September 16, 1985. In 1986, Houston was elected to a full term, and subsequently reelected.<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=https://judicial.alabama.gov/Appellate/SC_History |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119013406/https://judicial.alabama.gov/Appellate/SC_History | archive-date=January 19, 2022 |title=Alabama Appellate Courts: History of Supreme Court|publisher=Judiciary of Alabama|access-date=September 27, 2023}}</ref> On November 13, 2003, Chief Justice [[Roy Moore|Moore]] was removed from office due to ethics violations, making Houston, as senior associate justice, the acting chief justice until January 22, 2004, when [[Drayton Nabers Jr.]] was appointed Chief Justice.<ref name="History"/> Houston declined to run for reelection in 2004.<ref name="History"/> In 2018, Houston endorsed [[Bob Vance (jurist)|Bob Vance]] for the office of chief justice.<ref>James Jones, "[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-bob-vance-discus/134262650/ Bob Vance discusses campaign for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice]", ''The Selma Times-Journal'' (October 27, 2018), p. 2.</ref> |
In 1985, Governor [[George Wallace]] appointed Houston to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the retirement of Justice [[T. Eric Embry]], effective September 16, 1985. In 1986, Houston was elected to a full term, and subsequently reelected.<ref name="History">{{cite web|url=https://judicial.alabama.gov/Appellate/SC_History |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119013406/https://judicial.alabama.gov/Appellate/SC_History | archive-date=January 19, 2022 |title=Alabama Appellate Courts: History of Supreme Court|publisher=Judiciary of Alabama|access-date=September 27, 2023}}</ref> On November 13, 2003, Chief Justice [[Roy Moore|Moore]] was removed from office due to ethics violations, making Houston, as senior associate justice, the acting chief justice until January 22, 2004, when [[Drayton Nabers Jr.]] was appointed Chief Justice.<ref name="History"/> Houston declined to run for reelection in 2004.<ref name="History"/> In 2018, Houston endorsed [[Bob Vance (jurist)|Bob Vance]] for the office of chief justice.<ref>James Jones, "[https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-selma-times-journal-bob-vance-discus/134262650/ Bob Vance discusses campaign for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice]", ''The Selma Times-Journal'' (October 27, 2018), p. 2.</ref> |
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Houston died at the age of 91<ref>{{Cite web |title=Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice J. Gorman Houston, Jr. Dies at 91 {{!}} United States District Court |url=https://www.almd.uscourts.gov/news/former-alabama-supreme-court-justice-j-gorman-houston-jr-dies-91 |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=www.almd.uscourts.gov}}</ref>. |
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Revision as of 21:36, 17 September 2024
James Gorman Houston Jr.[1] (March 11, 1933 - September 17, 2024) was a justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from 1985 to 2005. He served as Acting Chief Justice after judge Roy Moore was removed from office in 2003, and served in that capacity until the election of Drayton Nabers Jr. in 2004.
Born in Eufaula, Alabama, to Gorman and Mildred Vance Houston, he attended the public schools of Eufaula.[2]
He received a B.S. from Auburn University, followed by a J.D. from the University of Alabama School of Law, afterwards serving as a law clerk for Chief Justice J. Ed Livingston, and a judge advocate in the United States Air Force.[2]
In 1985, Governor George Wallace appointed Houston to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the retirement of Justice T. Eric Embry, effective September 16, 1985. In 1986, Houston was elected to a full term, and subsequently reelected.[3] On November 13, 2003, Chief Justice Moore was removed from office due to ethics violations, making Houston, as senior associate justice, the acting chief justice until January 22, 2004, when Drayton Nabers Jr. was appointed Chief Justice.[3] Houston declined to run for reelection in 2004.[3] In 2018, Houston endorsed Bob Vance for the office of chief justice.[4]
Houston died at the age of 91[5].
References
- ^ Who's Who in American Law, 1994-1995. Marquis Who's Who. 1994. p. 428.
- ^ a b "J. Gorman Houston Jr., Associate Justice - 1985-2003, 2004-2005, Twenty-ninth Chief Justice - 2003-2004" (PDF). Judiciary of Alabama.
- ^ a b c "Alabama Appellate Courts: History of Supreme Court". Judiciary of Alabama. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
- ^ James Jones, "Bob Vance discusses campaign for Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice", The Selma Times-Journal (October 27, 2018), p. 2.
- ^ "Former Alabama Supreme Court Justice J. Gorman Houston, Jr. Dies at 91 | United States District Court". www.almd.uscourts.gov. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
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