William "Al" Taylor | |
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Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court | |
In office 1993–1998 | |
Appointed by | Mike Sullivan |
Personal details | |
Born | Lusk, Wyoming | November 2, 1928
Died | June 18, 2010 Green Valley, Arizona | (aged 81)
William Alfred "Al" Taylor (November 2, 1928 – June 18, 2010) was an American jurist who served as a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from January 22, 1993, until his retirement in 1998.
On November 2, 1928, Taylor was born in Lusk, Wyoming to Don and Ethel Taylor. [1] [2] [3] He graduated from Lusk High School in 1946. [1] After receiving his teaching degree from the University of Wyoming in 1951, he taught geography, social studies, and arithmetic in Lusk, Wyoming. [1] [2] He joined the United States Army during the Korean War. [1] [2] After his military service and teaching two more years in Lusk, he attended law school at the University of Wyoming, obtaining his law degree in 1959. [1] [2] During law school, he married Jane Y. Lyons. [1] After law school, he practiced law in Lusk, where he also served as city attorney and county attorney for Niobrara County. [1] [3] [2] In 1976, he became the first Director of the Wyoming State Bar. [1] He served as Director until 1980, when he was appointed by Governor Edgar J. Herschler to a new Wyoming state district court judgeship in the Eighth Judicial District, serving Converse, Platte, Goshen, and Niobrara Counties. [1] [3] He served as a state district judge until 1993, when he was appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court by Governor Mike Sullivan. [1] [2] He served as chief justice from 1997 to 1998. [1] He retired from the Wyoming Supreme Court in 1998. [4] Taylor died June 18, 2010, in Green Valley, Arizona, and is buried in Lusk. [1]
Taylor had three daughters. [1] [3] His middle daughter, Kari Jo Gray, was appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court by Governor Matt Mead in September 2018; she was sworn in on October 9, 2018. [5] [6] Her robing ceremony took place on November 2, 2018, which would have been her father's 90th birthday.
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William "Al" Taylor | |
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Justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court | |
In office 1993–1998 | |
Appointed by | Mike Sullivan |
Personal details | |
Born | Lusk, Wyoming | November 2, 1928
Died | June 18, 2010 Green Valley, Arizona | (aged 81)
William Alfred "Al" Taylor (November 2, 1928 – June 18, 2010) was an American jurist who served as a justice of the Wyoming Supreme Court from January 22, 1993, until his retirement in 1998.
On November 2, 1928, Taylor was born in Lusk, Wyoming to Don and Ethel Taylor. [1] [2] [3] He graduated from Lusk High School in 1946. [1] After receiving his teaching degree from the University of Wyoming in 1951, he taught geography, social studies, and arithmetic in Lusk, Wyoming. [1] [2] He joined the United States Army during the Korean War. [1] [2] After his military service and teaching two more years in Lusk, he attended law school at the University of Wyoming, obtaining his law degree in 1959. [1] [2] During law school, he married Jane Y. Lyons. [1] After law school, he practiced law in Lusk, where he also served as city attorney and county attorney for Niobrara County. [1] [3] [2] In 1976, he became the first Director of the Wyoming State Bar. [1] He served as Director until 1980, when he was appointed by Governor Edgar J. Herschler to a new Wyoming state district court judgeship in the Eighth Judicial District, serving Converse, Platte, Goshen, and Niobrara Counties. [1] [3] He served as a state district judge until 1993, when he was appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court by Governor Mike Sullivan. [1] [2] He served as chief justice from 1997 to 1998. [1] He retired from the Wyoming Supreme Court in 1998. [4] Taylor died June 18, 2010, in Green Valley, Arizona, and is buried in Lusk. [1]
Taylor had three daughters. [1] [3] His middle daughter, Kari Jo Gray, was appointed to the Wyoming Supreme Court by Governor Matt Mead in September 2018; she was sworn in on October 9, 2018. [5] [6] Her robing ceremony took place on November 2, 2018, which would have been her father's 90th birthday.
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