Willard Hiram Pedrick

Background

Pedrick, Willard Hiram was born on October 11, 1914 in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. Son of Willard Hiram and Rachel Ellen (Lumsdon) Pedrick.

Education

Bachelor, Parsons College, 1936; Juris Doctor, Northwestern University, 1939; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), California Western U. (now called United States International U.), 1980; Doctor of Philosophy (honorary), Capitol U., 1986.

Career

Law clerk to judge, United States Court Appeals (District of Columbia circuit), Washington, 1939-1940; assistant professor of law, University Cinn., 1940-1941; assistant professor of law, University Texas, Austin, 1941-1942; special assistant to the United States Attorney General, United States Government Tax Division, Washington, 1942-1943; professor of law, Northwestern University, Chicago, 1946-1966; founding dean, Arizona State College Law, Tempe, 1942-1943; professor of law, Arizona State College Law, Tempe, 1976-1983; professor of law emritus, Arizona State College Law, Tempe, since 1983.

Achievements

• Willard Hiram Pedrick has been listed as a noteworthy Law educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Board Zoning Appeals Cook County, Illinois, 1963-1966. First lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1943-1945. Member American Bar Association, Arizona Bar Association.

Connections

Married Jane McGinnis, 1939 (divorced). Children: Bill, Sara, Dan, Margo. Married Jo Ann Glotfelty.

Father:

Willard Hiram Pedrick

Mother:

Rachel Ellen (Lumsdon) Pedrick

Spouse:

Jane McGinnis

Spouse:

Jo Ann Glotfelty.

child:

Sara Pedrick

child:

Margo Pedrick

child:

Bill Pedrick

child:

Dan Pedrick