William Easton Hutchinson

William Easton Hutchison (July 14, 1860 – April 5, 1952) was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from May 12, 1927, to January 9, 1939.

[1] He was born July 14, 1860, in Oxford, Pennsylvania, to William G. Hutchison and Ann Eliza Hutchinson (née Campbell).

[2] He was educated in the public schools of Chester County, Pennsylvania, before starting at Lafayette College in 1883 and graduated 1887.

[5] He worked as an attorney in Ulysses, Kansas, until in October 1892 he was appointed by Governor Lyman U. Humphrey to be the judge of the 32nd judicial district when Theodosius Botkin resigned.

[14] He resigned from the post of pardon clerk February 1926 planning on returning to private practice, he was replaced by Judge A. S.

[17] In May of that year he filed to keep the post standing for the remaining unexpired term of Justice Mason, he stool as a Republican.

[22] In 1938 Hutchinson decided to retire at the end of his term and Homer Hoch stepped up with 3 other Republican to fill the position and later won the seat.