Hickman Ewing
Hickman Ewing | |
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United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee | |
In office 1981–1991 | |
President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
Preceded by | Michael Cody |
Succeeded by | Ed Bryant |
Personal details | |
Political party | United States of America |
Branch/service | United States Navy |
Years of service | 1964–1969 |
W. Hickman Ewing Jr. is an American attorney. Ewing served as the
Early life
Ewing is the son of Addie Carolyn (Young) Ewing and William Hickman Ewing, Sr., a longtime high school football coach and the court clerk of Shelby County, Tennessee, who served time in the 1960s for embezzlement.
US Attorney
In 1981, Ronald Reagan nominated Ewing to serve as the United States Attorney for the western district of Tennessee. In 1991, Ewing was removed from the position by George H. W. Bush.[2]
James Earl Ray mock trial
In 1993, Ewing was the prosecutor in a mock trial of James Earl Ray, who pled guilty to assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., but later claimed that he was innocent and only accepted the plea bargain to avoid the death penalty. The mock trial was televised on HBO.[5]
Whitewater special prosecutor
Ewing was the
References
- ^ "Listing Of Past And Current United States Attorneys". Department of Justice. 18 March 2015.
- ^ a b Toobin, Jeffrey (April 6, 1998). "Clinton's Other Pursuer". The New Yorker. p. 44.
- ^ Branston, John (May 11, 2001). "Me and Bill and Hillary". Memphis Flyer.
- ^ a b c Simpson, Glenn R. (July 31, 1996). "Some Say Dad's Travails Led Hickman Ewing to Law Career". Wall Street Journal.
- ^ Margolick, David (January 22, 1993). "At the Bar; HBO's trial of James Earl Ray may stir sensation, but will it produce revelation?". New York Times. p. 16.
- ^ Clines, Francis X. (May 11, 1998). "A Prosecutor's Fervor Gains Him Praise and Criticism". The New York Times. p. 12.