He became city attorney of Gary, Indiana in 1939, and in 1942 was elected to a seat on the Indiana Court of Appeals.[2] He was re-elected in 1946, serving for eight years in total before his election to the Indiana Supreme Court.[4] Draper was elected to the Indiana Supreme Court in 1950, taking office on January 2, 1951.[2]Richard M. Givan, later Chief Justice of the court, was a law clerk for Draper.[4] Givan remembered Draper as being "on the conservative side" among the judges, particularly in taking "a harder line with criminals".[4]
Draper resigned from the court on January 10, 1955,[2] a year before the expiration of his term, because of the poor health of his brother, Alfred P. Draper, also an attorney.[2] In July 1955, Alfred died in a fall from a sixth-floor window in Gary, Indiana.[5] Draper retired from legal practice in 1958,[2] moving to Florida in his retirement.[4]
In 1959, Draper returned to Indiana for one year to serve as the presiding judge of the Lake County Criminal Court, appointed to that position by Governor Harold W. Handley following the death of judge William J. Murray.[1][2]
^ abc"Draper Named Criminal Judge", (December 30, 1959), p. A-1.
^ abcdefghiMinde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt, "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices", Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page[permanent dead link].
floyd, draper, floyd, draper, october, 1893, march, 1980, justice, indiana, supreme, court, from, january, 1951, january, 1955, born, fulton, york, draper, graduated, from, high, school, watertown, york, received, degree, from, valparaiso, university, school, . Floyd S Draper October 17 1893 March 20 1980 was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 2 1951 to January 10 1955 Born in Fulton New York Draper graduated from high school in Watertown New York 1 and received his law degree from the Valparaiso University School of Law in 1915 1 2 3 Draper became chief deputy prosecutor for Lake County Indiana in 1923 2 He became city attorney of Gary Indiana in 1939 and in 1942 was elected to a seat on the Indiana Court of Appeals 2 He was re elected in 1946 serving for eight years in total before his election to the Indiana Supreme Court 4 Draper was elected to the Indiana Supreme Court in 1950 taking office on January 2 1951 2 Richard M Givan later Chief Justice of the court was a law clerk for Draper 4 Givan remembered Draper as being on the conservative side among the judges particularly in taking a harder line with criminals 4 Draper resigned from the court on January 10 1955 2 a year before the expiration of his term because of the poor health of his brother Alfred P Draper also an attorney 2 In July 1955 Alfred died in a fall from a sixth floor window in Gary Indiana 5 Draper retired from legal practice in 1958 2 moving to Florida in his retirement 4 In 1959 Draper returned to Indiana for one year to serve as the presiding judge of the Lake County Criminal Court appointed to that position by Governor Harold W Handley following the death of judge William J Murray 1 2 Draper died in Bradenton Florida 2 References edit a b c Draper Named Criminal Judge December 30 1959 p A 1 a b c d e f g h i Minde C Browning Richard Humphrey and Bruce Kleinschmidt Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices Indiana Law Review Vol 30 No 1 1997 section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page permanent dead link Judge Floyd S Draper The Times of Northwest Indiana March 24 1980 p B 8 a b c d Retired State Justice Floyd S Draper 86 Dies The Star Press March 22 1980 p A 5 Noted Gary Lawyer is Killed in Fall Pharos Tribune July 28 1955 p 1 Political offices Preceded byOliver Starr Justice of the Indiana Supreme Court1951 1955 Succeeded byIsadore E Levine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Floyd Draper amp oldid 1136699929, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
