William Hurt Erickson

Background

Erickson, William Hurt was born on May 11, 1924 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Arthur Xavier and Virginia (Hurt) Erickson.

Education

Degree in petroleum engineering, Colorado School Mines, 1947. Student, University Michigan, 1949. Bachelor of Laws, University Virginia, 1950.

Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (honorary), Colorado School of Mines, 2002.

Career

Private practice, Denver justice, Colorado Supreme Court, 1971-1996; chief justice, Colorado Supreme Court, 1983-1986; faculty, New York University Appellate Judges School, 1972-1985. Member executive Commision on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agilysys, 1980-1983;chairman President's National Common for Review of Federal and State Laws Relating to Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance, 1976.

Achievements

• William Hurt Erickson has been listed as a noteworthy state supreme court justice by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Chairman Erickson Commission, 1997, Limitations on use Deadly Force by Police. Chairman governor's Columbine Review Commission, 1999-2001. With United States Army Air Force, 1943.

Fellow International Academy Trial Lawyers (former secretary), American College Trial Lawyers (state chairman 1970), American Bar Foundation (chairman 1985), International Society Barristers (president 1971). Member American Bar Association, (board governors 1975-1979, former chairman committee on standards criminal justice, former chairman council criminal law section, former chairman committee to implement standards criminal justice, member long-range planning committee, action committee to reduce court cost and delay), Colorado Bar Association (award of merit 1989), Denver Bar Association (past president, trustee), American Law Institute (council since 1973), Practising Law Institute (national advisory council, board governors Colorado), Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge (national council trustees, since 1986), Order of Coif, Scribes (president 1978).

Connections

Married Doris Rogers, December 24, 1953. Children: Barbara Ann, Virginia Lee, Stephen Arthur, William Taylor.

Father:

Arthur Xavier Erickson

Mother:

Virginia (Hurt) Erickson

Spouse:

Doris Rogers

child:

William Taylor Erickson

child:

Stephen Arthur Erickson

child:

Barbara Ann Erickson

child:

Virginia Lee Erickson