Background
O'Hearn, William Wilson was born on January 24, 1914 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Joseph and Molly (Kehoe) O'Hearn.
O'Hearn, William Wilson was born on January 24, 1914 in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Joseph and Molly (Kehoe) O'Hearn.
1 child, Mary Ann Sawyer.LL.B., Southern Law U., 1941.
Bar: Tennessee 1941, United States District Court (6th circuit) 1946, Supreme Court of the United States Court 1979. Private practice, Memphis, 1941-1948, 48-66. Assistant district attorney, Memphis, 1946-1948.
Judge Tennessee 30th Judicial District, Memphis, 1966, senior circuit judge, presiding judge, 1982-1983. Chairman Tennessee Jury Pattern Instructions (civil), 1984-1990.
Served to major United States Army, 1941-1945. Member American Judicature Society, American Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Association, Memphis Bar Association.
Married Mary Ann Turley (deceased 1972). 1 child Mary Ann Sawyer.