William H. Bobbitt
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William Haywood Bobbitt was an American jurist and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
. Bobbitt was born in 1900 in Raleigh, North Carolina
and earned his law degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
.
Bobbitt was elected a Superior Court judge and served with distinction from 1939 to 1954. In 1952, he was unsuccessful in a run for Supreme Court Associate Justice (losing to R. Hunt Parker
), but in 1954, Governor William B. Umstead
appointed him to replace Associate Justice M.V. Barnhill
, who had just become Chief Justice. In 1969, Governor Robert W. Scott
appointed Bobbitt to the top job following the death of Chief Justice R. Hunt Parker
. Mandatory retirement age forced Bobbitt to step aside in 1974. He died in Raleigh.
North Carolina Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of North Carolina is the state's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists of six associate justices and one chief justice, although the number of justices...
. Bobbitt was born in 1900 in Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Raleigh is the capital and the second largest city in the state of North Carolina as well as the seat of Wake County. Raleigh is known as the "City of Oaks" for its many oak trees. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city's 2010 population was 403,892, over an area of , making Raleigh...
and earned his law degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States...
.
Bobbitt was elected a Superior Court judge and served with distinction from 1939 to 1954. In 1952, he was unsuccessful in a run for Supreme Court Associate Justice (losing to R. Hunt Parker
R. Hunt Parker
Robert Hunt Parker was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court....
), but in 1954, Governor William B. Umstead
William B. Umstead
William Bradley Umstead was an American Senator and the 63rd Governor of the state of North Carolina from 1953 to 1954.-Biography:Umstead was born in the northern Durham County town of Bahama in 1895...
appointed him to replace Associate Justice M.V. Barnhill
M.V. Barnhill
Maurice Victor Barnhill was an associate justice and chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.Barnhill was born in Halifax County, North Carolina on December 5, 1887 and attended the University of North Carolina Law School...
, who had just become Chief Justice. In 1969, Governor Robert W. Scott
Robert W. Scott
Robert Walter "Bob" Scott was the 67th Governor of the state of North Carolina from 1969 to 1973. He was born in Haw River, North Carolina.The son of North Carolina Governor W...
appointed Bobbitt to the top job following the death of Chief Justice R. Hunt Parker
R. Hunt Parker
Robert Hunt Parker was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court....
. Mandatory retirement age forced Bobbitt to step aside in 1974. He died in Raleigh.