Drury A. Hinton
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Drury A. Hinton was an American
lawyer
, politician
, and judge
who most notably served on Virginia
's Supreme Court of Appeals
from 1883 until 1894. Hinton studied law at the University of Virginia
. His studies were interrupted by the Civil War
; in March 1861, he joined the 41st Virginia Infantry
of the Confederate Army, where he served until the end of the war. He was admitted to the bar in August 1866 and elected as the Commonwealth's Attorney and Corporation Counsel for the City of Petersburg in 1872, positions which he held until being elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals in 1883. He resigned the high bench in 1894 and returned to private practice in Petersburg.
United States
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lawyer
Lawyer
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, politician
Politician
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, and judge
Judge
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who most notably served on Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
's Supreme Court of Appeals
Supreme Court of Virginia
The Supreme Court of Virginia is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It primarily hears appeals from the trial-level city and county Circuit Courts, as well as the criminal law, family law and administrative law cases that go through the Court of Appeals of Virginia. It is one of...
from 1883 until 1894. Hinton studied law at the University of Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
. His studies were interrupted by the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
; in March 1861, he joined the 41st Virginia Infantry
41st Virginia Infantry
The 41st Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment was an infantry regiment raised in the Commonwealth of Virginia for service in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War...
of the Confederate Army, where he served until the end of the war. He was admitted to the bar in August 1866 and elected as the Commonwealth's Attorney and Corporation Counsel for the City of Petersburg in 1872, positions which he held until being elected to the Supreme Court of Appeals in 1883. He resigned the high bench in 1894 and returned to private practice in Petersburg.