Background
Shadoan, William Lewis was born on July 12, 1931 in Galesburg, Illinois, United States. Son of William Parker and Hortense (Lewis) Shadoan.
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William Lewis Shadoan
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Bachelor of Science, U. Kentucky, 1955. Juris Doctor, U. Louisville, 1961.
Career
Bar: Kentucky 1961, United States District Court (western district) Kentucky 1961. City attorney, Wickliffe, Kentucky, 1963. County attorney Ballard County, Kentucky, 1963-1976.
Chief regional judge 1st circuit Wickliffe, Kentucky, 1983.
Chairman, Ballard County DemocraticParty, 1963. Trustee Methodist Church, Wickliffe, 1961-1984.
Adviser Selective Service, Paducah, Kentucky, 1968. Chairman Wickliffe Chamber of Commerce, 1967-1971;member Executive Committee Kentucky History Society, Frankfort.
Vice chairman Kentucky Certified of Need and Licensure Board, 1973-1984.
Named associate justice Kentucky Supreme Court,1984.
Achievements
Membership
Served to captain United States Army, 1955-1959. Member Kentucky Health Systems Association (vice chairman 1976-1982), American Bar Association, Kentucky Bar (Outstanding Judge 1997), Association Trial Lawyers American, Kentucky County Officials Board (chairman 1976-1980), Mississippi River Commission (chairman 1976-1983), Kentucky County Attorneys Association (president 1966-1977), First District Bar Association (president).
Connections
Married Katherine East. Thomson, 1961. Children: Ann-Wayne Harlan, Kate, Tom.
