John Adams Sanders

American judge (1866–1948)

John Adams Sanders

Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
In office
1917–1935
Preceded by| Frank Herbert Norcross
Succeeded by| Errol James Livingston Taber
Personal details
Born| (1866-10-16)October 16, 1866
Blue Ridge Mountains, Virginia
Died| August 14, 1948(1948-08-14) (aged 81)
Reno, Nevada
Education| University of Virginia
Occupation| Lawyer, Judge

John Adams Sanders (October 16, 1866 – August 14, 1948)[1][2] was a justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada from 1917 to 1935. He first joined as an associate justice, but was elevated to chief justice in 1921 by Governor Emmet D. Boyle.[3]

Born in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, he attended the University of Virginia, and gained admission to the bar in Virginia in 1890.[4] He followed a mining boom to Nevada in 1904, where he came to specialize in mining law, and settled in Tonopah, Nevada.[1][4] He

Sanders was described as "one of the eminent members of the Nevada Bar",[2] notably fighting the Industrial Workers of the World in their efforts in the state.[1] Sanders served on the Nevada Supreme Court for eighteen years.[2]

Sanders died at the Washoe General Hospital in Reno, "where he had been confined for several years", at the age of 81.[1][2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Services Are Slated For Retired Jurist", The Sacramento Bee (August 17, 1948), p. 8.
2. ^ a b c d Anthony M. Turano, The Nevada State Bar Journal, Vol. 14 (1949), p. 36.
3. ^ "Supreme Court Justices Beat the Constitution". Carson City Daily Appeal. January 4, 1921. p. 1\. ISSN 2472-0348. LCCN 84022040.
4. ^ a b "John Adams Sanders", Mason Valley News (October 19, 1916), p. 4.

Political offices

Preceded by

Frank Herbert Norcross

|  Justice of the Supreme Court of Nevada
1917–1935  | Succeeded by

Errol James Livingston Taber

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