Emmett Seawell Explained

Emmett Seawell
Office:Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
Termstart:January 8, 1923
Termend:July 7, 1939
Appointer:Elected
Predecessor:Terry W. Ward
Successor:Jesse W. Carter
Birth Date:5 April 1862
Birth Place:Yountville, California, U.S.
Death Place:San Francisco, California, U.S.
Alma Mater:Pacific Methodist University

Emmett Seawell (April 5, 1862 – July 7, 1939) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California from January 8, 1923, to July 7, 1939.

Biography

Born in Yountville, California, Seawell was one of 11 children of California pioneers, William Neely Seawell and Sarah A. Rickman.[1] [2] His father later served as Deputy Sheriff and then justice of the peace in Santa Rosa.[3] Emmett was educated in the public schools, and for three years after high school worked in the printing trade and for newspapers.[2] In 1887, he graduated from the Pacific Methodist College of Santa Rosa,[4] [5] read law in the office of J.W. Oates, and was admitted to the California bar in 1890.[2]

Next, Seawell entered private practice with W. F. Cowan in Santa Rosa and held a series of public posts.[2] In 1892, he was elected District Attorney for Sonoma County, California.[6] [7] In October 1898, he was nominated by the Democratic Party in the First District and ran unsuccessfully for United States Congress.[8] [9] [10] In 1902, he was elected to the position of Judge of the Superior Court for Sonoma County, a position he held until 1922.[11] [12] [13] [14] In June 1911, he lent his courtroom to the Santa Rosa Equal Suffrage Association to hold its meeting for the right of women to vote.[15] In 1914 he was appointed pro-tem Judge of the Superior Court for Stanislaus County, a position he held until 1919.

In November 1922, Seawell was elected as a member of the Supreme Court of California, defeating Charles A. Shurtleff, whose term ended December 18, 1922.[16] Until Seawell was sworn in, Terry W. Ward filled the gap period as justice.[17] Seawell sat on the high court for nearly 17 years until his heart attack in the courtroom of the Supreme Court and death on July 7, 1939.[18] [19] [20] In August 1939, Governor Culbert L. Olson appointed Jesse W. Carter to fill Seawell's seat.[21]

Personal life

On March 20, 1892, Seawell married Ida S. Graiter in Santa Rosa.[22]

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See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Death of Mrs. Seawell. August 23, 2017. Los Angeles Herald. 230. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 18 May 1899. 3. She was the mother of... former District Attorney Emmett Seawell..
  2. Book: Gregory. Tom. History of Sonoma County, California: With Biographical Sketches of the Leading Men and Women of the County, who Have Been Identified with Its Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present Time. 1911. Historic Record Company. 481. emmett seawell.. August 23, 2017.
  3. News: Judge Seawell of Santa Rosa Passes Away. August 23, 2017. Sacramento Daily Union. 123. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 29 June 1896. 91. 8.
  4. News: Commencement Week. August 23, 2017. Sonoma Democrat. 31. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 19 May 1883. 3. Marshalls...Emmett Seawell.
  5. News: Pacific Methodist College, Commencement Day Exercises, Award Of Prizes to Graduates. July 4, 2017. Daily Alta California. California Digital Newspaper Collection. May 20, 1887.
  6. News: County Notes. August 23, 2017. Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar. 2. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 29 March 1894. 2. District Attorney Emmett Seawell conducting the prosecution.
  7. News: Illegal Methods of Fishing. August 23, 2017. San Francisco Call. 89. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 28 August 1896. 80. 4. Emmett Seawell, District Attorney of this county.
  8. News: The Candidate for Congress. August 23, 2017. Press Democrat. 107. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 24 September 1898. 2.
  9. News: Our Next Congressman. August 23, 2017. Red Bluff News. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 7 October 1898. 3.
  10. News: Seawell and Barham. August 23, 2017. Red Bluff News. 48. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 9 December 1898. 4.
  11. News: Death Makes a Sudden Call for Former Mendocino Senator. August 23, 2017. San Francisco Call. 86. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 25 August 1902. 87. 5. Emmett Seawell, is a candidate for Superior Judge.
  12. News: Doings in the Superior Court. August 22, 2017. Healdsburg Enterprise. 30. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 10 January 1903. 3. Judge Emmett Seawell called his first calendar in department one of the superior court.
  13. News: Brief Items of Local Interest. July 22, 2017. Sausalito News. 45. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 7 November 1908. 24. 3. Emmett Seawell of Sonoma County...reelected.
  14. News: County Candidates. August 23, 2017. Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar. 8. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 30 April 1914. 1.
  15. Web site: A Centennial Celebration: California Women and the Vote. Bancroft Library, University of California. August 23, 2017.
  16. News: Vote Tabulation. August 23, 2017. Sacramento Union. 26171. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 11 November 1922. 2.
  17. Book: Johnson. J. Edward. History of Supreme Court, Vol 2, Justices, 1900-1950. 1966. Bancroft-Whitney Co.. San Francisco, CA. 71. July 4, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170125153045/http://library.courtinfo.ca.gov/included/docs/SCJC_Vol_2.pdf. January 25, 2017. dead.
  18. News: Emmett Seawell Succumbs in Court Chamber. August 22, 2017. Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar. 90. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 10 July 1939. 1.
  19. News: Death Takes Seawell, 77, Noted Justice. August 22, 2017. San Bernardino Sun. Associated Press. 45. 8 July 1939. 1.
  20. Web site: Thompson. Rolfe L.. In Memoriam. California Supreme Court Historical Society. 2017-05-23.
  21. News: Gibson Chosen Landon Place, Court Upheld Appointment of Senator Carter to Supreme Court. August 22, 2017. Madera Tribune. 91. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 16 August 1939. 1.
  22. News: Seawell-Grater Nuptials. August 23, 2017. Healdsburg Tribune, Enterprise and Scimitar. 1. California Digital Newspaper Collection. 24 March 1892. 2.

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