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William Alvan Grimes

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William Alvan Grimes (July 4, 1911 – February 28, 1999)[1] was a justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court from 1966 to 1981, serving as chief justice from 1979 to 1981.[1]

Born in Dover, New Hampshire, Grimes received a B.S. from the University of New Haven in 1934, and a J.D. from the Boston University School of Law in 1937.[1][2] He gained admission to the bar in New Hampshire the same year, and joined the Rochester, New Hampshire, law firm of Cooper & Hall, becoming a partner in 1941. Grimes served in the New Hampshire House of Representatives from 1933 to 1935 and again from 1937 to 1939.[2]

During World War II, Grimes served in the United States Navy Reserve.[2] After working as solicitor for the City of Dover from 1946 to 1947, he held a seat on the Superior Court of New Hampshire from 1947 until his appointment to the state supreme court in 1966.[2] He was a founding faculty member of the National Judicial College, and author of an influential annual summary of U.S. Supreme Court criminal law cases titled Grimes' Criminal Law Outline.[1]

Grimes died at a retirement home in Maine at the age of 87.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Grimes, National Judicial College founding faculty member, dead at 87", Reno Gazette-Journal (March 2, 1999), p. 15.
  2. ^ a b c d Supreme Court of New Hampshire, "An Introduction to the Supreme Court of New Hampshire" (August 1977), p. 20.
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Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the New Hampshire Supreme Court
1966–1981
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