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American judge
Jesse F. West
Justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia
In office
February 1, 1922 – October 25, 1929
Preceded byEdward W. Saunders
Succeeded byLouis S. Epes
Personal details
BornJesse Felix West
(1862-07-16)July 16, 1862
Sussex County, Virginia, U.S.
DiedOctober 25, 1929(1929-10-25) (aged 67)
Waverly, Virginia, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina
University of Virginia

Jesse F. West (July 16, 1862 – October 25, 1929) 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 January 17, 1992, West was nominated to the Supreme Court of Appeals to fill the term of Edward W. Saunders, upon the latter's death. He began his tenue on the Court on February 1, 1922, and served there until his death in 1929 at his home in Waverly, Virginia.

References

  1. "West, Jesse Felix". Who's who in the South. Mayflower Publishing Company. 1927. p. 764.
  2. "Tuesday, January 17, 1922.". Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Superintendent of Public Printing. 1922. p. 49.
  3. "Jesse Felix West, January 17, 1922-October 25, 1929". Virginia Appellate Court History. May 1, 2014. Retrieved September 9, 2023.


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