William Norris III
William "Bill" Norris III | |
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Judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit | |
In office 1981–2002 | |
Judge of the Louisiana 4th Judicial District Court | |
In office 1974–1980 | |
Personal details | |
Born | West Monroe, Louisiana, USA | October 17, 1936
Died | July 13, 2016 West Monroe, Louisiana | (aged 79)
Cause of death | Stroke |
Resting place | Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Not first wife: Carolyn Norris |
Children | William Clayton "Bill" Norris IV (deceased)[1] James Allan "Jim" Norris |
Parent(s) | William II and Rosalie Beeson Norris |
Residence | West Monroe, Louisiana |
Alma mater | Ouachita Parish High School University of Louisiana at Monroe |
Occupation | Lawyer |
William Norris III also known as Bill Norris (October 17, 1936 – July 13, 2016), was an American judge from West Monroe, Louisiana, who served at the municipal, district, and circuit court levels.
Norris graduated from Ouachita Parish High School, Northeast Louisiana State College, and Tulane University Law School. Norris practiced law in West Monroe and served on the Ouachita Parish School Board from 1964 to 1971 and from 2011 to 2014 and was a president of the school board. Norris served as West Monroe city attorney from 1964 to 1970 and city judge from 1970 to 1974. From 1974 to 1980, Norris sat on the Louisiana Fourth Judicial District Court, based in Monroe. From 1981 until his retirement in 2002, Norris was a member of the Louisiana Court of Appeal for the Second Circuit, based in Shreveport. After he left his judgeship, he practiced law in West Monroe with his son, James Allan "Jim" Norris.[2][3]
Norris was one of four children, two surviving, of William Norris II (1909–1987), a native of Smith County, Mississippi, and the former Rosalie Beeson (1911–1996). They are interred at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery in Monroe.[4] He was an active member of the First Baptist Church of West Monroe. He died at the age of seventy-nine in West Monroe from a stroke and is interred at Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe.
His younger brother, , has been since 1978 the mayor of West Monroe and the longest serving person ever in that position of city government.
His youngest sister, Ellen Prather resides in Calhoun, LA.
References[]
- ^ "William Clayton "Bill" Norris". The Monroe News Star. January 11, 2022.
- ^ William Norris III-obituary
- ^ Judge William Norris died Wednesday
- ^ "William Norris, Jr". Findagrave.com. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
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