Henry Brannon

He thereafter moved to Weston, Virginia, reading law to gain admission to the bar in 1859.In 1888, Brannon was elected to a twelve-year terms on the state supreme court, taking office the following January.[1] During his tenure, Brannon frequently clashed with fellow West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Marmaduke H. Dent, as Brannon preferred to rely on precedent and laissez-faire economic principles in his jurisprudence.[4] While Brannon's treatise has been frequently cited in US Supreme Court cases like Mackenzie v. Hare, it was criticized for minimally analyzing whether dominant interpretations were potentially flawed.[1] Brannon died in Weston, West Virginia, at the age of 77, having argued a case before the circuit court the previous day, and complained of feeling ill afterwards.
West Virginia Supreme Court of AppealsOkey JohnsonCharles W. LynchWinchester, VirginiaWeston, VirginiaDemocraticRepublicanUniversity of VirginiaSupreme Court of Appeals of West Virginiareading lawadmission to the barLewis County, VirginiaWest Virginia House of DelegatesDemocratMarmaduke H. Dentlaissez-faireFourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United StatesUS Supreme CourtMackenzie v. HareThe Baltimore SunWest Virginia Law ReviewCincinnatiThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social ScienceJustice of the Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia