Armis Eugene Hawkins

Background

Hawkins, Armis Eugene was born on November 11, 1920 in Natchez, Mississippi, United States. Son of Charles Mayfield and Lela (Hill) Hawkins.

Education

Student, Wood Junior College, 1938-1939; student, Millsaps College, 1943; Bachelor of Laws, University Mississippi, 1947.

Career

Private practice law, Houston, Mississippi, 1947-1951; district attorney, 3d Circuit Court District Mississippi, 1951-1959; associate justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1981-1988; presiding justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1988-1992; now chief justice, Mississippi Supreme Court, 1993-1995.

Achievements

• Bar: Mississippi 1947.

Politics

Represented in Baptist churches are equally diverse worship styles, cultural mores and approaches to Scriptural interpretation. The resulting challenges and opportunities have made the believers stronger —through fellowship, respect, mutual support and dialog, all based on a belief that unity in Christ involves growth and understanding.

Views

The erroneous notion that one gender must strive against another cannot be accepted.

Membership

Served with United States Marine Corps, 1942-1946, PTO. Member American Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Mississippi Trial Lawyers Association, Mississippi State Bar.

Connections

Married Patricia Burrow, August 20, 1948. Children: Janice Hawkins Shrewsbury, Jean Ann, James Charles.

Father:

Charles Mayfield Hawkins

Mother:

Lela (Hill) Hawkins

Spouse:

Patricia Burrow

child:

Janice Hawkins Shrewsbury Hawkins

child:

Jean Ann Hawkins

child:

James Charles Hawkins