Background
Bok, Curtis was born on September 7, 1897 in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward and Mary Louise (Curtis) Bok.
Bok, Curtis was born on September 7, 1897 in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Edward and Mary Louise (Curtis) Bok.
Student Hill School, Pottstown, Pennsylvania, 1910-1915. Student Williams College, 1915-1917, University of Virginia Law School, 1919-1921. Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Swarthmore (Pennsylvania) College.
Admitted to Pennsylvania bar, 1921. General law practice, Philadelphia, 1921-1936. Member board directors Eastern State Penitentiary, 1925-1927.
Assistant district attorney Philadelphia County, 1928-1932. Judge Orphans Court, Philadelphia, 1936-1937. President judge Court of Common Pleas Northern 6, Philadelphia County 1937-1958, associate justice Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, since 1958.
Deputy chief hearing commissioner National Production Authority, 1951-1953. Special hearing officer Department Justice, 1951-1953.
Served as Lieutenant (senior grade) United States Navy, 1918-1919. Member Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and American Bar associations, American Law Institute. Member Society of Friends.
Clubs: Ocean Cruising (England).
Married Margaret Adams Plummer, May 24, 1924.; married second, Nellie Lee Holt, November 25, 1934. Children: Margaret Welmoet, Benjamin Plummer, Derek Curtis.