Background
Ball, William Bentley was born on October 6, 1916 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Walter Bentley and May Catherine (Foley) Ball.
Ball, William Bentley was born on October 6, 1916 in Rochester, New York, United States. Son of Walter Bentley and May Catherine (Foley) Ball.
AB, Western Reserve University, 1940. Juris Doctor, University Notre Dame, 1948. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Catholic University America, 1964.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, St. Francis College, 1965. Honorary Doctor of Laws, St. Charles Seminary, 1974. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Our Lady of Angels College, 1979.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Gonzaga University, 1984. Honorary Doctor of Laws, Kings College, 1984. Doctor of Humane Letters, St. Charles Seminary, 1994.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Dickinson Law School, 1995.
Attorney legal department, W.R. Grace & Company, 1948-1953; attorney legal department, Pfizer, Inc., 1953-1955; professor of law, Villanova U., 1955-1960; executive director, general counsel, Pennsylvania Catholic Conference, Harrisburg, 1960-1968; member firm, Ball, Skelly, Murren & Connell, Harrisburg, since 1968; member appellate court rules committee, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, 1973-1978. Adjunct Professor Dickinson Law School, since 1986. Member Federal Judicial Nominating Committee Pennsylvania, 1980-1981.
Board of directors Pennsylvania Equal Rights Council, 1964-1974, Human Life and Natural Family Planning Foundation, Inc., Washington, 1978-1985, Christian Legal Society, 1987-1989, CAth. League for Religion and Civil Rights. Vice chairman National Committee for Amish Religious Freedom, since 1968.
Served with United States Navy, 1940-1946, lieutenant commander Reserve. Member American Law Institute (life), Pennsylvania Bar Association (chairman commission on legal education and bar admission 1972-1977), Federal Bar Association (national Chairman of Commission on constitutional law 1970-1974), Dauphin County Bar Association, United States Ship Quincy Association, United States Horse Cavalry Association, Christian Legal Society.
Married Caroline Cook, June 26, 1943. 1 child, Virginia Mary Ball Duncan.