Timothy Walker (judge)
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Timothy Walker was an American lawyer who founded the Cincinnati Law School and was its first Dean.
, USA, and graduated from Harvard
in 1826. From 1826 to 1829 he taught mathematics, and he studied law at Harvard Law School
1829 and 1830. In 1831 he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio
, where he was admitted to the bar
and started a practice.
In 1833, Walker, along with Edward King
and John C. Wright, founded the Cincinnati Law School, the first law school in the West. Walker served as Dean, and continued in that position when the school merged with Cincinnati College in 1835. He was Dean 1833 to 1844.
Walker was President Judge of the Hamilton County
Court of Common Pleas
, founded the Western Law Journal in 1843, and was its editor. His Introduction to American Law (1837, revised several times) was for many years "the most generally used text-book in the country". This book earned him the title "The American Blackstone
". Walker wrote a number of other historical and legal books. He was given the degree LL.D. by Harvard in 1854, and was the Phi Beta Kappa orator at that institution in 1850.
Timothy Walker died in Cincinnati in 1856.
Biography
Timothy Walker was born in Wilmington, MassachusettsWilmington, Massachusetts
Wilmington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,325 at the 2010 census.-History:Wilmington was first settled in 1665 and was officially incorporated in 1730, from parts of Woburn, Reading and Billerica. Minutemen from Wilmington responded to the alarm...
, USA, and graduated from Harvard
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1826. From 1826 to 1829 he taught mathematics, and he studied law at Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School is one of the professional graduate schools of Harvard University. Located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it is the oldest continually-operating law school in the United States and is home to the largest academic law library in the world. The school is routinely ranked by the U.S...
1829 and 1830. In 1831 he moved to Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, where he was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
In the United States, admission to the bar is the granting of permission by a particular court system to a lawyer to practice law in that system. Each U.S. state and similar jurisdiction has its own court system and sets its own rules for bar admission , which can lead to different admission...
and started a practice.
In 1833, Walker, along with Edward King
Edward King (Ohio politician)
Edward King was an Ohio legislator and lawyer who was twice Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives, and was on the first faculty of the Cincinnati Law School.-Biography:...
and John C. Wright, founded the Cincinnati Law School, the first law school in the West. Walker served as Dean, and continued in that position when the school merged with Cincinnati College in 1835. He was Dean 1833 to 1844.
Walker was President Judge of the Hamilton County
Hamilton County, Ohio
As of 2000, there were 845,303 people, 346,790 households, and 212,582 families residing in the county. The population density was 2,075 people per square mile . There were 373,393 housing units at an average density of 917 per square mile...
Court of Common Pleas
Ohio Courts of Common Pleas
The Ohio Courts of Common Pleas are the trial courts of the state court system of Ohio.The courts of common pleas are the trial courts of general jurisdiction in the state. They are the only trial courts created by the Ohio Constitution . The duties of the courts are outlined in Article IV, Section...
, founded the Western Law Journal in 1843, and was its editor. His Introduction to American Law (1837, revised several times) was for many years "the most generally used text-book in the country". This book earned him the title "The American Blackstone
William Blackstone
Sir William Blackstone KC SL was an English jurist, judge and Tory politician of the eighteenth century. He is most noted for writing the Commentaries on the Laws of England. Born into a middle class family in London, Blackstone was educated at Charterhouse School before matriculating at Pembroke...
". Walker wrote a number of other historical and legal books. He was given the degree LL.D. by Harvard in 1854, and was the Phi Beta Kappa orator at that institution in 1850.
Timothy Walker died in Cincinnati in 1856.