predecessor successor death_date birth_place death_place office birth_date term_start image article_title term_end birth_name alma_mater
edward w. saunders louis s. epes 25 october 1929 sussex county , virginia , u.s. waverly , virginia , u.s. justice of the supreme court of virginia 16 july 1862 february 1 , 1922 jesse f. west.jpg jesse f. west
 october 25 , 1929 jesse felix west university of north carolina university of virginia
jesse f. west

jesse f. west -lrb- july 16 , 1862 -- october 25 , 1929 -rrb- was born in sussex county , virginia .
he was educated in public schools , the suffolk collegiate institute and the university of north carolina , where he graduated in 1885 .
following his graduation there , he attended the university of virginia and studied law under professor john b. minor .
he was admitted to the bar in july 1886 , and began practice in his home county of sussex .
in 1890 , he was elected superintendent of schools , but resigned on january 1 , 1892 , to accept the offer of judge of the county court .
he was elected by the virginia general assembly in 1902 , to the position of judge of the third judicial circuit , beginning his term on february 1 , 1904 .
on february 1 , 1922 , he was elected to the supreme court of appeals and served there until his death at his home in waverly , virginia .
