Charles Austin O'Niell explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Charles Austin O'Niell. Louisiana Supreme Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20190609025339/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices/O'Niell_Charles.aspx. May 15, 2020. 2019-06-09.
  2. Web site: Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present. Louisiana Supreme Court. https://web.archive.org/web/20190608080334/http://www.lasc.org/Bicentennial/justices.aspx. May 16, 2020. 2019-06-08.
  3. "Jurist Dies In Louisiana", The Atlanta Constitution (March 10, 1951), p. 13.