| LC control no. | n 88030112 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Beeks, William T. (William Trulock), 1906-1988 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Birth date | 1906-05-06 |
| Death date | 1988-12-30 |
| Place of birth | El Reno (Okla.) |
| Place of death | Seattle (Wash.) |
| Field of activity | Law |
| Affiliation | United States. District Court (Washington : Western District) |
| Profession or occupation | Lawyers Judges |
| Found in | NUCMC data from U. of Wash. Lib. for Jackson, H.M. Papers, 1936-1983 (Beeks, William T.) WWA, 1971 (Beeks, William Trulock; U.S. judge; b. El Reno, Okla., 1906; m. Florence Carlson, 1929; practiced law Seattle, 1932-1961; U.S. judge Western Dist. Wash., 1961- ; home: Seattle) Ognibene, P.J. Scoop, 1975 (Beeks, William, judge) Wikipedia, September 1, 2020: William Trulock Beeks (William Trulock Beeks (May 6, 1906-December 30, 1988) received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Washington School of Law in 1932. He was in private practice in Seattle, Washington from 1932 to 1942 before serving in the United States Army during World War II, from 1942 to 1946, where he achieved the rank of Colonel. He served as lead defense attorney for the 43 prisoners tried in the Fort Lawton Riot case. Returned to private practice in Seattle from 1947 to 1961; confirmed to a seat on the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, 1961; served as Chief Judge from 1971 to 1973, assuming senior status due to a certified disability on May 31, 1973, and serving in that capacity until his death on December 30, 1988, in Seattle) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Trulock_Beeks> |
| Associated language | eng |
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