William E. Werner
William Edward Werner (April 19, 1855 – March 1, 1916) was an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Biography
Werner was born on April 19, 1855 in Buffalo, New York, the son of German immigrants Peter and Margaret Werner.
In 1877, he moved to Rochester, and studied law in the offices of William H. Bowman, and later Dennis C. Feely.[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1880. He was elected on the Republican ticket Special County Judge of Monroe County in 1884, was re-elected in 1887, and in 1889 was elected County Judge.
Werner was a justice of the New York Supreme Court (7th District) from 1895 to 1904, elected on the Republican and Democratic tickets.
In 1900, he was one of the first three additional judges designated[2] to the New York Court of Appeals under the constitutional amendment of 1899.
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Notes
- 1887
- ^ A "designation" is an appointment by the Governor which does not require confirmation by the State Senate.
Sources
- Court of Appeals judges at New York Court History
- GOVERNOR NAMES JUDGES in NYT on January 2, 1900
- The William E. Werner Collection with Bio, at Rochester Library
- JUDGE WERNER DIES AFTER AN OPERATION in NYT on March 2, 1916
- FUNERAL OF JUDGE WERNER in NYT on March 4, 1916