Charles Austin O'Niell
Charles Austin O'Niell (September 7, 1869 – March 9, 1951) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from April 4, 1914, to September 7, 1949, serving from December 31, 1922, on as chief justice.[1][2]
In 1922, the court was reconfigured, with O'Niell being the only justice to continue in his previous capacity on the new court. Nicknamed "The Dissenter", O'Niell authored more than 3,000 judicial opinions in his time on the high court. O'Niell died in the hotel room in New Orleans where he was living at the time.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Charles Austin O'Niell". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-09. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
- ^ "Jurist Dies In Louisiana", The Atlanta Constitution (March 10, 1951), p. 13.
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