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

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Judge Fred. Philips. M L ' DGE FRED. PHILIPS was born June 14th. [838, in the count) of Edgecombe, . ( ' .. ami has ever since continued i reside there, graduating from the Universit) in the Class of [858 (being 1 1 1 « - youngest member of that large class), he -prut two years in Yadkin County in the- stud) of law under (him ' Justice Richmond M. Peai He obtained his license to practise in the courts of the State before the actual out- break of the war. When thf war began, he entered the army anil was appointed to the position oi adjutant of the Thirtieth North Carolina Regiment, which regiment formed part of the command of Jackson in the Arm) of Northern Virginia. Judge Philips participated in many memorable battles of the war. and was twice wounded, once in the bloody battle at Sharpsburg, in September, [862, and again in November, [863, at Kelly ' s Ford on the Rappahannock. This last was a disabling wound and incapacitated him for active service in the field thereafter. In panuary, [866, with a constitution weakened from exposure and wounds, he undertook the practise law in the count) of his birth, and oi his ancestors for more than a hundred years. In the same year In- was appointed clerk and master in equity for Edgecombe County, and was elected prosecuting solicitor in the county courts of Nash County. These two positions lie filled with credit an I energy until the old judicial s stem was abolished b) the onstitution oi i- From that time on his practise rapidl) increased, becoming both laborious and lucrative. In the general election for Mate 1 ifficers in November, [882, he was chosen bj popular vote one of the eighl judges of the Superioi ourt. Il gave up a fine ;mi| lucrative private practise t accept this position, which cam to him unsought ami unsolicited. He served his full term of eighl years without once missing court or failing to open on the firs) da) Ol the term.