Paul Ward (judge)

Paul Ward
Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court
In office
1951[1]–1968[1]
Personal details
Born(1890-02-20)20 February 1890
Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas[1]
Died10 November 1972(1972-11-10) (aged 82)[1]
Alma materArkansas College
Tulane University
University of Oklahoma (LLB)[1]

Paul Ward (February 20, 1890 – November 8, 1972)[1][2][3] was a justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court from 1951 to 1968.

Born in Independence County, Arkansas,[3] he attended Tulane University and the University of Oklahoma Law School. He served in World War I and was mayor of Batesville, Arkansas.[1][3]

Ward was elected a state senator in 1932 and served until 1938. In 1942, he was elected as Chancery Judge in the Eighth Chancery Circuit and served until he was elected as an Associate Justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court in 1951. Ward served as an associate justice until 1968 when he retired.[1][3]

Ward died in Little Rock at the age of 82,[1][2] and was interred at Batesville's Oak Lawn Cemetery.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "John Paul Ward (1890–1972)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 "Judge Paul Ward Succumbs At 82". Batesville Guard. November 9, 1972. p. 1 – via newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Arkansas Courts, A Self-Guided Tour of Justice Building Portraits (2016), p. 7.
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