University of North Carolina Chapel Hill - Yackety Yack Yearbook (Chapel Hill, NC)

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Kjt tory of tl e Lg W (B-la . Law was first taught at the University in 1845 y Hon. Wm. H. Battle, LL. D., son of Joel Battle, of Edgecombe county. He settled in Louisburg to practice his profession and was elected to the House of Commons from Franklin county in 1 833- ' 34. From 1834 to 1839 he aided in reporting the decisions of the Supreme Court. In 1835 he was associated with Governor Iredell and Judge Nash in preparing the Revised Statutes. In 1840 he was elected Judge of the Superior Court, which position he held until elected Professor of Law in 1845. 52 he was called to the Supreme Court bench and continued to preside as Associate Justice until 1868. In 1872-73 the Legislature elected Judge Battle to again revise the Statutes of North Carolina and he did so under the title of Battle ' s Revisal. L pon the re-opening of the University in 1876, Judge Battle again took charge of the Law School and filled the chair until his death in 1879. Hon. Samuel F. Phillips, LL. D., son of Rev. Dr. James Phillips, for many }ears Professor of Mathematics in the University, at one time taught law here with Judge Battle. He continued to teach and practice law at Chapel Hill until the close of the w ar, when he removed to Raleigh and there resided until appointed Solicitor General of the United States by President Grant. He then resided at Washington, and at the close of Arthur ' s administration he concluded to make Washington his future home. He enjoys a large and lucrative practice. While in North Carolina he frequently represented Orange in the General Assembly and was at one time Speaker of the House. He held the office of Auditor and declined the tender of the Supreme Court judgeship. 28