Background
STACY, Walter Parker was born on December 26, 1884 in Ansonville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Revolution L.E. and Rosa (Johnson) Stacy.
chief justice State Supreme Court
STACY, Walter Parker was born on December 26, 1884 in Ansonville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Revolution L.E. and Rosa (Johnson) Stacy.
University of North Carolina, Bachelor of Arts, 1908. Law School, same, 1908-1909, Doctor of Laws (honorary) 1923.
Engaged in practice of law. 1910-1916; repr. New Hanover Company in General Assembly of North Carolina, 1915. Judge Superior Court, eighth Judicial District, 1916-1920.
Elected Associate Justice Supreme Court of North Carolina for full term, 1920. Appointed by Governor. A. W. McLean. March 1925. to succeed Chief Justice Hoke (resigned), nominated and elected Chief Justice Supreme Court, 1926-1934.
Lecturer, summers 1922-1925, in Law School, University of North Carolina, tendered deanship in same. 1923; Lecturer Northwestern U. School of Law, summer sessions, 1926-1927. Named by United States Board of Mediation, under Railway Labor Act, as Neutral arbitrator to serve on Board of Arbitration (six mems.) and later elected Chairman Education, to settle wage controversy between brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and certain R.Rs. in Southeastern Terr, of United States,, 1927-1928.
Apptd by President Coolidge, 1928, Member of Emergency Board of five, under Railway Labor Act, to investigate and report respecting a dispute between officers and mems. of Order of Railway Conductors and Brotherhood of Railway Trainment. and certain R.RR. located west of Mips. River. Dem.
Methodist Church.
Member American, North Carolina bar associations, General Alumni Association U. North Carolina (president 1925-1926). Lecturer summers, 1922-1925, in Law School U. North Carolina, tendered deanship in same, 1923. Member National War Labor Board, also.
Married Maude DeGan Graff, June 15, 1929 (now deceased).
