William Henry Winston

Background

Winston, William Henry was born on October 26, 1926 in Long Beach, California, United States. Son of William Henry Senior and Gertrude Muriel (Henrickson) Winston.

Education

Student, U. Utah, 1944-1945; Student, Long Beach City College, 1945; Bachelor, University of Southern California, 1949; Bachelor of Laws, University of Southern California, 1954.

Career

Partner, Winston & Winston, Long Beach, 1954-1959; partner, Winston, Carroll & Winston, Long Beach, 1959-1961; private practice, Long Beach, 1961-1969; partner, Winston, Winston & Conway, Long Beach, 1969-1971; senior partner, Grisham, Winston, Vandenberg, Nott & Conway, Long Beach, 1971-1973; judge, Municipal Court Long Beach Judicial District, 1973-1984; judge, Superior Court State of California, since 1984. Lecturer California Judicial College, Berkeley, 1978-1979, faculty seminar leader, 1983.

Achievements

• William Henry Winston has been listed as a reputable Judge by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Long Beach area county Boy Scouts American, since 1963, Executive Board, since 1969, Republican Associations, Los Angeles, 1969-1973, Long Beach Chamber of C., 1976-1985. Ambassador Long Beach Port, 1977-1984. Board directors Community Hospital Foundation, since 1977.

Sustaining member Long Beach Young Men’s Christian Association, 1963. Moderator Bay Shore (California) Congressional Church, 1963-1964, legal advisor, 1960-1974. With United States Army Air Force, 1944-1946, captain United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1948-1954.

Member American Bar Association (standing commission on legal aid-indigent defendants 1964-1965, 65), California Judges Association (Executive Board 1983-1984), American Judicature Society, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Long Beach Bar Association (board of Governors 1961, chairman membership committee 1962-1965), Legion Lex, Christian Legal Society, Phi Delta Phi, Sigma Chi.

Interests

• Avocations: boating, fishing, water skiing, snow skiing.

Connections

Married Nancy Ann Davies, June 18, 1950 (divorced 1965). Children: Rebecca Lee, Scott Thomas, William Henry III. Married E. Elaine Beckstead, April 29, 1966.

1 child, Karen Elaine.

Father:

William Henry Senior Winston

Mother:

Gertrude Muriel (Henrickson) Winston

Spouse:

E. Elaine Beckstead

Spouse:

Nancy Ann Davies

child:

Scott Thomas Winston

child:

Rebecca Lee Winston

child:

Karen Elaine Winston

child:

William Henry III Winston