The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-07-17
OVERTON FORMALLY
ENTERS The RACE
FOR SUPREME COURT
FILES PAPERS WITH COMMITTEE
ON LAST WEDNESDAY
EVENING

Judge Winston Overton Wednesday
evening forwarded his application to
the secretary of state. to have his
name placed on the Democratic bal
lots as candidate for associate JUS
tice of the statesupreme court from
the third supreme court district of
Louisiana to go before the democratic
primaries September IA, 1920.
The third district is composed of
twenty-five parishes to-wit: Cameron
Calcasieu, Jefferson Davis, Allen,
Beauregard, vrnon, Sabine, De Soto,
Red River. Winn Natchitoches, Grant
Rapides, Avoyelle, Pointee Coupee,
West Baton Rouge, Iberville, st. Ian
dry Evangeline, Acadia, Vermilion and
J Lafayette.
! Judge Overton was elected to the
bench of the 18th judicial district
in November, 1908, and at the expira-
tion of his present term will have
served twelve consecutive years. The
last two times he offered himself for
election he has hod no opposition, so
well and ably has he discharged the
/ duties of his office. 1t is safe to say
ktbere have been no two men in the
history of Louisiana Jurisprudence
that have more completely enjoyed
the esteem and confidence Of their en-
tire constituency than have Judge Ov
erton and Judge Cline in the 18th Ju
dicial district.
Judge overton was born in Marks
vile, Avoyelles parish October 4
1870. His father, Thomas Overton
was one time judge of the Srd judi
: cial district, composer of the n4flshe
: cial district. composed of the parishe
5 of Avoyelles, Rapides and Grant. HI
3 was educated at the L. S. U. and too
the B. S. degree from that institution
m 1890.
}, Returning home, he studied law i
his fathers office in Marksville an
was admitted to the practice Of la
by the supreme court in shreyepol
3 in October, 1892.
n In June, 1898, he located In LAX
Charles and formed law partnershi
II with Judge S. D. Reed. Later, afte
II the dissolution of this firm, he forme
It another partnership with w. 9. M
e Donald that continued until the Ia
e Ler's death in 1895. From that tin
a until he ascended to the bench in 19(
'r he practice law alone. In 1903
married Miss Maud Legare, of tn
city. to which union there have bee
born two girls.
IS Judge overton served eight yea
as city attorney for the city OF Lal
10 Charles and other towns also in th
4. section of the state. He made 81
n. ciaI study of municipal, corporate al
= civil law and was noted among b
~ colleagues for his knowledge of t
IN law. and where to find it. 1t W
nothing out of the ordinary for b
81. ther attorney in pinch, ocall
of overton's office from the court houi
he in the progress of a trial, and a
4. him where certain decisions on p
nicipal law could be found. App
citation of his thorough knowledge
the law, his unprejudiced applicati
of It, and his unruffled temper,
both the bar and the people OF
v district, gave him the district jud
I ship in 1908 over strong opposttl
and later kept him there without a
me opposition.
yss The fifteenth Judicial district is
to. Judge Overton almost to man.
opponent would do well if he receiV
he a hundred votes in all five parish
nd so great is the confidence of the p
wo pie in Judge Overton as man ami
iurist.-Lake Charles American.