William C. Doran
William C. Doran (December 21, 1884 – January 23, 1965)California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division 1, from October 14, 1935, until 1958.
Biography
Born in
Fatty Arbuckle for the rape and murder of Virginia Rappe.[4] Doran also played a key role in the Ku Klux Klan raid in Inglewood, California, that precipitated the outlawing of the Klan in the state.[5][6]
In 1923, Doran was made a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court, a position he held from January 2, 1923 to October 13, 1935.[3] In 1935, Doran was elevated by Governor Frank Merriam to a seat on the California District Court of Appeal.[1]
Personal life and death
Doran and his wife, Juanita, had two sons, William E. and John (nicknamed Jack).
See also
- Ku Klux Klan in Inglewood, California
References
- ^ The Los Angeles Times(January 26, 1965), Pt. II, p. 2.
- ^ a b "$500,000 Estate Left By Judge", Los Angeles Evening Citizen News (March 4, 1965), p. B-8.
- ^ a b c Courts information of the State of California.
- ^ "Injury With Ice Now Believed Rappe Death Cause", The Pomona Bulletin (September 22, 1921), p. 1.
- ^ Albert Nathan, "Klan Records Show Leader Planned Night Raid; Incriminating Papers to Be Given Woolwine; Documents Covering Ku Klux Plots Will be Presented New Grand Jury to be Drawn Today; Victim of Masked Mob Says He Was Flogged by Klansmen; City Council Acts to Oust Members of Klan; Fresno District Attorney Obtains Evidence Here Against Ku Klux in His County", Los Angeles Times (April 29, 1922), section 1, p. 1-2.
- ^ "Klansmen Indicted; Forty-Three Are Accused; Grand Jury Action Based on the Inglewood Raid; Chiefs Named; Men Will Surrender This Morning, Says Attorney; Will Give Bond", Los Angeles Times (June 8, 1922), section 1, p. 1.