Walter Byers Sommerville (October 7, 1854 – October 13, 1924) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from March 18, 1911, to October 13, 1921.[1][2]

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana,[1][3] Sommerville was a law clerk for Louisiana Attorneys General H.N. Ogden and James C. Egan.[1] He was an Assistant City Attorney for New Orleans, and Judge of the Orleans Parish Civil District Court from 1900 to 1911.[3] On March 7, 1911, Sommerville was elected to the Louisiana Supreme Court unopposed, as the Democratic Party discouraged any opposition within the party, and no other party had a chance of winning the seat.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Walter Byers Sommerville (1854 – 1924)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. 1 2 Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 124.
  4. ↑ "The Election of a Supreme Judge on Tuesday", The Alexandria Town Talk (March 6, 1911), p. 4.


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