Samuel Davies Weakley, Jr. (July 16, 1860 – February 14, 1921) was chief justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama from April 18, 1906 to November 8, 1907,[1] having been appointed by Governor William D. Jelks to complete the term of the deceased Chief Justice Thomas N. McClellan.
Born in Morgan County, Alabama, Weakley attended a prep school in Florence, Alabama, graduating from Florence State Normal School in 1879.
[2] Weakley taught school in Lauderdale County, Alabama for a few months while reading law, in order to be admitted to the Alabama Bar in 1880.
[2] He then relocated to Memphis, Tennessee and entered legal practice.
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