The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1920-07-17
ENTERS RACE
FOR SUPREME COURT
Was Elected to Bench in Fifteenth
judicial District.
in 1908.

Judge Winston OvertOn Wednesday
evening forwarded his application to
1.-THE secretary Of statetO have his name
placed on the Democratic ballots as a
candidate for associate justice Of the
supreme 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, Vernon, Sabine, De Sofa,
Red River, VIM, NatchitoChes, Grant
Rapides, Avoylles, Point Coupee, West
Baton Rouge, Iberville, st, Landry,
Evangeline, Acadia, VermiliOn, and
Lafayette.
Judge Oyerton was elected 10 the
bench of the 18th judicial district in
November, 1908, and at the expira-
ton of his present term will have SER
we'd twelve consecutive years. The
! last two times he offered himself for
election he had no opposition, so well
and able has he discharged the duties
of his office. 1t it safe to say there
have been no two men in the history
!
Of Louisiana jurisprudence that have
more completely enjoyed the esteem
and confidence of their entire consti-
tuency than have Judge Overton and
Judge Cline in the 18th judicial dist
| trict
Judge OvertOn was born in Marks
vile, Ayoyelles parish October 4, 1870
His father, Thomas OEerton was one
time judge of the Srd judicial district
composed of the parishes Of Avoy-
Giles, Rapides and Grant He was ed
ucated at the L.S.U and took theD S.
degree from the institution in 1880.
Returning home he studied law IN
his fathers office in Marksville and
was admitted to the practice Of law
by the subrime court in Shreveport in
October, 1892
In June, 1893, he located in Lake
Charles and formed law partnership
with Judge s. d Read Later after
the dissolution of his firm he formed |
another partnership with W, G. Nc
Donald that continued until the latters
death in 1896 From that time until he
assembled to the bench in 1908 he prac-
tice law alone In 1909 he married
Miss Maud Legare, of this CITY, tot
which union there lave been born
two girls
Judge Overton served eight years
as city attorney for the city of Lake
Charles and other towns also in this
section of this STATE He made a spec
cial study of municipal, corporate and
civi law and was noted among his col
leagues for his knowledge of the law
and where to find it. 1t was nothing
out of the ordinary for brother attor-
ney in a pinch to call up Overton's Of
flee from the cOu,t house in the pro-
gress of a tyla! end ask him where
certain decision on municipal law could
be found. App 'eC alton of his thor
ough knowledga of the law, hisumpr1-
JUDGED application Of it, and his I'M
ruffled temper, by both the bar and the |
people OF his dioIict, gave him the
district Judgship in 1908 over strong
opposition and ls.er kept him there
witlralt any opposition
The fifteenth judicial district is for
Judge 0verton almost to a man An
opgopGnt would Dc well if he received |
a hundred votes in all five parishes |
so great is tie confidence of the people !
in Judge Overt j rs man aaa a
iurist