Background
Davis, William Howard was born on May 24, 1951 in Monmouth, Illinois, United States. Son of Orville Francis and Alice Gertrude (Hennenfent) Davis.
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William Howard Davis
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Bachelor with honors, U. South Florida, 1974; Juris Doctor with high honors, Florida State University, 1977.
Career
Associate, Thompson, Wadsworth, Messer & Rhodes, Tallahassee, 1977-1980; partner, Wadsworth & Davis, P.A., Tallahassee, since 1980. Instructor law Florida State University, 1976-1977.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors Legal Aid Foundation, Inc., 1980-1981, Florida Legal Superior vena cava syndrome, Inc., 1988-1996, president, 1993. President student government, chairman, state county student body president State University Sys. Florida; board directors Tallahassee region Catholic Charities, since 1995, president since 1999.
Member ATLA, Florida Bar Association (2d circuit judge nominations commission 1986-1990, chairman 2d circuit judicial grievance committee 1988-1990), Florida Bar Foundation (board directors 1993-1994, 97-, legal assistance to poor committee since 1993), Tallahassee BarAssn. (board directors 1982-1988, president 1986-1987), Tallahassee Association CriminalDef. Lawyers, American Inns of Court (master of bench emeritus, Executive Committee Tallahassee 1994-1997), Amnesty International, Civil Justice Foundation (founder), Exch.
Club, Gulf Winds Track Club, Capital Tiger Bay Club, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Sigma Alpha.
Connections
Married Susan Claire Parris, April 11, 1981. Children: Benjamin Patrick, Jackson Mitchell, Claire Marie.
