T. L. Norval

Born in London Mills, Fulton County, Illinois, Norval received his early education in the common schools of that state.

[2][3] Norval "began reading law at 20 while teaching school", and was "an honor graduate of the University of Michigan in 1871".

[1] When he was 25 years of age he decided to move west, choosing Nebraska as his destination.

From 1894 to 1895, under the rules governing the court, Norval was chief justice, and in the fall of 1895 he was re-elected, again becoming the junior member in 1896.

[1] Forty years after leaving the court, Norval died in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 94.