Paul Dryden Barns (March 20, 1894 – September 22, 1973) was a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from December 2, 1946, to September 1, 1949.
Barns Born in Plant City, Florida, [1] Barns was an aerial gunner and then an aerial gunnery instructor in the United States Army Air Corps during World War I. [2] He graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1920, [3]
Barns became a judge of the Dade Civil Court of Record in 1929, and then a circuit judge until his election to the Florida Supreme Court in 1946, [2] to a seat vacated by the retirement of Justice Armstead Brown. [4]
Barns "thoroughly disliked Tallahassee", [4] but expressed a sense of civic obligation to continue in the position until his resignation in 1949. [4]
Barns then returned to private practice in Miami, also occasionally teaching at the University of Miami School of Law, and serving as a substitute judge by special appointment. [1]
Barns died in Miami, Florida, from pulmonary fibrosis attributed to his military service. [1]
Paul Dryden Barns (March 20, 1894 – September 22, 1973) was a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from December 2, 1946, to September 1, 1949.
Barns Born in Plant City, Florida, [1] Barns was an aerial gunner and then an aerial gunnery instructor in the United States Army Air Corps during World War I. [2] He graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1920, [3]
Barns became a judge of the Dade Civil Court of Record in 1929, and then a circuit judge until his election to the Florida Supreme Court in 1946, [2] to a seat vacated by the retirement of Justice Armstead Brown. [4]
Barns "thoroughly disliked Tallahassee", [4] but expressed a sense of civic obligation to continue in the position until his resignation in 1949. [4]
Barns then returned to private practice in Miami, also occasionally teaching at the University of Miami School of Law, and serving as a substitute judge by special appointment. [1]
Barns died in Miami, Florida, from pulmonary fibrosis attributed to his military service. [1]