Draft:J. Harold Hawkins

John Harold Hawkins (c. 1892 – June 8, 1961)^[1] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1949 to 1960.

When William Franklin Jenkins retired as chief justice in 1948, and Associate Justice William Henry Duckworth was elevated to chief justice, L. C. Groves was temporarily appointed to the vacated associate justice seat, and Hawkins quickly succeeded Hawkins.^[2]

References

^ "Justice J. H. Hawkins Of Supreme Court Dies", The Atlanta Constitution (June 9, 1961), p. 32.
^ John B. Harris, A History of the Supreme Court of Georgia: A Centennial Volume (J.W. Burke Company, 1948): "Upon the retirement of Chief Justice Jenkins, Honorable L. C. Groves of Lincolnton was designated as Associate Justice on the Court . Judge J. H. Hawkins of Marietta was elected to the position now held by Justice Groves".

Political offices
Preceded by L. C. Groves	Justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia 1949–1960	Succeeded by Benning Moore Grice

Category:1961 deaths Category:Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia (U.S. state)

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[Obit-1] "Justice J. H. Hawkins Of Supreme Court Dies", The Atlanta Constitution (June 9, 1961), p. 32.

[2] John B. Harris, A History of the Supreme Court of Georgia: A Centennial Volume (J.W. Burke Company, 1948): "Upon the retirement of Chief Justice Jenkins, Honorable L. C. Groves of Lincolnton was designated as Associate Justice on the Court . Judge J. H. Hawkins of Marietta was elected to the position now held by Justice Groves".

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