Background
Prickett, William was born on June 9, 1894 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of William S. and Mary W. (Polk) Prickett.
Prickett, William was born on June 9, 1894 in Wilmington, Delaware, United States. Son of William S. and Mary W. (Polk) Prickett.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1915. Bachelor of Arts Jurisprudence (Rhodes scholar), University of Oxford, 1919.
Admitted to Delaware bar, 1919, since praciticed in Wilmington. Referee in bankruptcy New Castle County, 1931-1943. Member Delaware Board Bar Examiners, 1944-1952.
Chairman of Commission administration justice United States District Court for Delaware.
Chairman continuing committee advisory to judges on rules of court, Superior Court Delaware. Representative from Delaware to the United States Attorney General Conference Court Congestion and Delay in Litigation.
Served with American Red Cross in Serbia, 1915. Fellow American College Trial Lawyers, International Academy Trial Lawyers. Member American (chairman for Delaware committee improvement administration justice), Delaware (president 1944-1946), New Castle County bar associations, Association Bar City New York, American Law Institute.
Married Elisabeth South. deBoeck, June 16, 1919. Children: Elise, William, Henry deBoeck.