Walter B. Sommerville

Walter Byers Sommerville (October 7, 1854 - October 13, 1924) was a Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from March 18, 1911 to October 13, 1921.[1][2]

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana,[1][3] Sommerville was a law clerk for Louisiana Attorneys General H.N. Ogden and James C. Egan.[1] He was an Assistant City Attorney for New Orleans, and Judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court from 1900 to 1911.[3] On March 7, 1911, Sommerville was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court unopposed, as the Democratic Party discouraged any opposition within the party, and no other party had a chance of winning the seat.[4]

References

1. "Walter Byers Sommerville (1854 – 1924)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
2. "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
3. Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 124.
4. "The Election of a Supreme Judge on Tuesday", The Alexandria Town Talk (March 6, 1911), p. 4.

Political offices
Preceded by Francis T. Nicholls	Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court 1911–1921	Succeeded by Court reconfigured