Winston Overton (October 4, 1870 – September 9, 1934) was a justice of the

Louisiana Supreme Court The Supreme Court of Louisiana (; ) is the supreme court, highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The modern Supreme Court, composed of seven justices, meets in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The Supreme ...

from July 5, 1921, to September 9, 1934. Born in

Marksville, Louisiana Marksville is a small city in and the parish seat of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 5,702 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, an increase of 165 over the 2000 tabulation of ...

, Overton was the City Attorney for

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from 1899 to 1907, becoming a judge of the state's Fifteenth Judicial District in 1908. In this position, he presided over the grand jury and trial of union workers who were involved in the

Grabow riot The Grabow riot or Grabow massacre was a violent confrontation that took place between private police hired by management and labor factions in the timber industry near Grabow (Graybow), Louisiana, on July 7, 1912. The clash left three union wor ...

, which had led to four deaths. He pressed for charges to only be brought against members of the union. He was a delegate to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1921, for which he chaired the Judiciary Committee. He was the brother of Senator John H. Overton.

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1870 births 1934 deaths People from Marksville, Louisiana Justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court {{Louisiana-state-judge-stub