Hocker studied law at the University of Virginia,[3] and in November 1868, he married Gertrude Venable and settled near Leesburg, Florida, in 1874.[1] In 1891, he served in the Florida House of Representatives,[4] and as a state's attorney.[3] He served as a delegate to the Florida Constitutional Convention of 1885. He moved to Ocala in 1892, where he became circuit judge for the fifth circuit from 1893 to 1901,[1] when the Florida Legislature addressed the court's increasing workload "by authorizing the court to appoint three attorneys to act as commissioners and assist the court in performing its duties", with Hocker being appointed along with James F. Glen and Evelyn C. Maxwell.[3] These appointments lasted until 1902, at which time Hocker was elected to a seat on the Florida Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Chief Justice Milton H. Mabry. Hocker occupied the position for twelve years.[1]
In 1909 he was married the second time to Mattie N. Glover of Roanoke, Virginia. He retired from the court in 1915 due to failing health.[1]
Hocker died in Jacksonville,[2] where he had been taken to a sanitarium for an operation.[5] He was survived by his second wife, and three of his four children.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdef"William A. Hocker", The Ocala Evening Star (July 18, 1918), p. 2.
^ abErik Robinson, "Florida Supreme Court Justices: List of Life Dates", Florida Supreme Court Historical Society (June 2010).
^ abcdeJoseph A. Boyd Jr., Randall Reder, "A History of the Florida Supreme Court", University of Miami Law Review (1981), p. 1043-1047.
^Members of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845-2012[permanent dead link]
^"Judge W. A. Hocker", The Miami Herald (July 20, 1918), p. 2.
william, hocker, william, adams, hocker, december, 1844, july, 1918, justice, florida, supreme, court, from, january, 1903, january, 1915, painted, portrait, florida, 32nd, supreme, court, justice, circa, 1903, born, buckingham, county, virginia, william, hock. William Adams Hocker December 5 1844 July 17 1918 was a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from January 6 1903 to January 5 1915 Painted portrait of Florida s 32nd Supreme Court Justice William A Hocker circa 1903 Born in Buckingham County Virginia 1 2 3 to William Hocker and Susan Mildred Lewis Hocker was descended from early Virginia settler Ambrose Cobbs He served in Fitzhugh Lee s cavalry during the American Civil War and his company was General Lee s bodyguard at Appomattox 3 Hocker studied law at the University of Virginia 3 and in November 1868 he married Gertrude Venable and settled near Leesburg Florida in 1874 1 In 1891 he served in the Florida House of Representatives 4 and as a state s attorney 3 He served as a delegate to the Florida Constitutional Convention of 1885 He moved to Ocala in 1892 where he became circuit judge for the fifth circuit from 1893 to 1901 1 when the Florida Legislature addressed the court s increasing workload by authorizing the court to appoint three attorneys to act as commissioners and assist the court in performing its duties with Hocker being appointed along with James F Glen and Evelyn C Maxwell 3 These appointments lasted until 1902 at which time Hocker was elected to a seat on the Florida Supreme Court vacated by the retirement of Chief Justice Milton H Mabry Hocker occupied the position for twelve years 1 In 1909 he was married the second time to Mattie N Glover of Roanoke Virginia He retired from the court in 1915 due to failing health 1 Hocker died in Jacksonville 2 where he had been taken to a sanitarium for an operation 5 He was survived by his second wife and three of his four children 1 References edit a b c d e f William A Hocker The Ocala Evening Star July 18 1918 p 2 a b Erik Robinson Florida Supreme Court Justices List of Life Dates Florida Supreme Court Historical Society June 2010 a b c d e Joseph A Boyd Jr Randall Reder A History of the Florida Supreme Court University of Miami Law Review 1981 p 1043 1047 Members of the Florida House of Representatives by County 1845 2012 permanent dead link Judge W A Hocker The Miami Herald July 20 1918 p 2 Political officesPreceded byMilton H Mabry Justice of the Florida Supreme Court1903 1915 Succeeded byWilliam H Ellis nbsp nbsp This article about a Florida politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This biography of a state judge in Florida is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William A Hocker amp oldid 1209473438, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
