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Title	Judge Cornelius’ Court, 1969 May 02
Personal name	Cornelius, Allen R., 1920-2007
Topical entry	Judges--Tennessee--Nashville Criminal courts--Tennessee--Nashville Courts--Tennessee--Nashville Lawyers--Tennessee--Nashville
Geographic entry	Nashville (Tenn.)--History--Sources Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources
Description	Judge Allen Robinson Cornelius’ Court, May 2nd, 1969. Nashville native, Allen Cornelius was born on December 27, 1920, and graduated from West End High School in 1938. A 1947 graduate of Cumberland Law School, he began his career working as an insurance agency attorney. In 1953 he was elected to the 78th General Assembly, and served a two-year term as a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives. In 1958, Cornelius was elected Davidson County General Sessions Judge, and served in this capacity until 1968, when he became the first to preside over the Division III Criminal Court. He was appointed to the Court of Criminal Appeals in 1978, where he served until his retirement in 1986. Forms part of Record Group 3, Metro Davidson County Photographer. 3 photograph negatives : b & w.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	1969-05-02
Type	Still Image; Negatives
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	RG 3 2638 Judge Cornelius Court 001-003
Relation	Record Group 3 Metro Davidson County Photographer
Coverage	1960-1969
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives RG3

Judge Cornelius’ Court, 1969 May 02

Judge Cornelius’ Court, 1969 May 02

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Judge Cornelius’ Court, 1969 May 02

Judge Cornelius’ Court, 1969 May 02