Emery Byrd Denny (November 23, 1892 – April 24, 1973) was an American
jurist who served as an associate justice of the
North Carolina Supreme Court
The Supreme Court of the State of North Carolina is the state of North Carolina's highest appellate court. Until the creation of the North Carolina Court of Appeals in the 1960s, it was the state's only appellate court. The Supreme Court consists ...
from 1942 until 1962 and as chief justice of that court from 1962 until 1966.
Prior to his service on the court, he served as mayor of
Gastonia from 1929 to 1937. In 1940, Denny managed the successful gubernatorial campaign of
J. Melville Broughton and then served as chairman of the
North Carolina Democratic Party.
In 1967, the retired chief justice chaired a state constitutional study commission, the work of which eventually led to the new
Constitution of North Carolina
The Constitution of the State of North Carolina governs the structure and function of the state government of North Carolina, one of the United States; it is the highest legal document for the state and subjugates North Carolina law. All U.S. st ...
of 1971.
Denny was a longtime supporter of
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary (SEBTS) is a Baptist theological institute in Wake Forest, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention. in Wake Forest, North Carolina. It was created in 1950 to meet a need in ...
, where a building was named in his honor.
Wikimapia
/ref> There is also a Denny Building at the University of North Carolina
The University of North Carolina is the multi-campus public university system for the state of North Carolina. Overseeing the state's 16 public universities and the NC School of Science and Mathematics, it is commonly referred to as the UNC Sy ...
, Charlotte.
References
Emery Byrd Denny Papers
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1892 births
1973 deaths
Mayors of places in North Carolina
Chief Justices of the North Carolina Supreme Court
North Carolina Democratic Party chairs
People from Gastonia, North Carolina
20th-century American judges