William C. Wilson (judge)

[4] He was admitted to the bar in 1834,[2] and practiced in Bakersfield, where he also operated a school for prospective attorneys, which trained between 80 and 100 students during the years it was in existence.

[7] In 1855, Wilson served on the Council of Censors, the body which met every seven years to review actions of the state government and ensure their constitutionality.

[2][8] His first wife died in 1869, and after resigning from the court, Wilson moved to Rochester, Minnesota to live near his daughters.

[2] While living in Minnesota, Wilson remarried and began authoring a book on legal topics, but failing health caused him to discontinue the effort.

[2] In his later years, breathing problems in cold weather caused him to spend winters in Florida.