The Honorable Kenneth A. Douglas (1949)

Attorney / County Judge

Kenneth Douglas
Class of 1949 | Inducted 1964

(In fondest memory of Kenneth Douglas, who passed away January 27, 2005)

  • A Barry High School graduate, Kenneth Douglas joined the U.S. Army and served in Panama. Upon discharge he attended Navarro where he graduated in 1949.
  • Soon after he attended Baylor University where he received his law degree in 1951.
  • Douglas returned to Navarro County where he practiced law with an office in Corsicana.
  • He was appointed judge of the municipal court of the City of Corsicana in 1951.
  • He was appointed as constitutional county judge in 1957 and remained in that position until 1972 where he left to become the executive director of the Texas Association of Counties.
  • Douglas served as the District Judge for the 13th District Court of the State of Texas for 20 years.
  • Served as President of both the Northeast Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association and the Texas County Judges and Commissioners Association.

 

 

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