Background
Cornelius, William Joseph was born on June 6, 1927 in Sweetwater, Texas, United States. Son of James Rufus and Annabel (Bullock) Cornelius.
(22-year Chief Justice, Judge Cornelius provides a shockin...)
22-year Chief Justice, Judge Cornelius provides a shocking expose of the criminal justice system in America and proposes radical changes based on the ancient truism that swiftness and certainty of punishment are the best deterrents to crime. He advocates a total revamp of our juvenile justice system.
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Cornelius, William Joseph was born on June 6, 1927 in Sweetwater, Texas, United States. Son of James Rufus and Annabel (Bullock) Cornelius.
Student, E. Texas Baptist College, 1944-1946; Juris Doctor, Baylor University, 1949; Master of Laws, University of Virginia, 1984; graduate legal seminar, Oriel College, University of Oxford, 1984.
Partner, Cornelius & Cornelius, Jefferson, Texas, 1949-1973; county attorney, Marion County, Texas, 1950-1954; district attorney, 76th District Texas, 1958-1960; justice, Court of Appeals, Texarkana, Texas, 1973-1978; chief justice, Court of Appeals, Texarkana, Texas, since 1978. Chairman Texas Center for Judiciary, 1984. Member of faculty Texas Judicial College, since 1975.
(22-year Chief Justice, Judge Cornelius provides a shockin...)
Trustee E. Texas Baptist College, Marshall, 1972-1981, T. Whitfield Davidson Foundation, Marshall, since 1984. Member executive board Baptist General Convention of Texas, 1979. With United States Naval Reserve, 1945.
Member American Bar Association (council, general practice section), National Council of Chief Judges (executive committee), State Bar of Texas (board directors 1962-1967, chairman judicial section 1984, chairman general practice session), Institute Judicial Administrators.
Married Kathryn Gamble, June 10, 1948. Children: William Joseph Junior, John Milton, Leigh Annual.
