Dates

• Existence: 1926 - 2010

Biographical History

Carl S. Hawkins (1926-2010) was a Teaching Fellow in the University of Chicago Law School, a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court, and a professor of the University of Michigan Law School and Brigham Young University, where he served as dean of the J. Reuben Clark Law School.

Carl Stolworthy Hawkins was born on April 3, 1926 to Willard Davis Hawkins and Wilma Stolworthy. He grew up in Provo and attended Provo High School. After high school, he served as a radio operator in the Army Air Corps. He married Nelma Jean Jones on September 11, 1946. Carl attended BYU and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, then went on to receive an L.L.B. from Northwestern University in 1951. He worked as a Teaching Fellow in the University of Chicago Law School, a law associate for the law firm Wilkinson, Boyden, & Cragun, a law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson, and a professor of the University of Michigan Law School, where he authored many books and participated in legislation. In 1973, Carl accepted a job at BYU, where he became one of the founding professors of the J. Reuben Clark Law School, where he later served as dean. In addition to his professional life, Carl served in many church positions. He and Nelma had five children. He died on April 25, 2010.

Citation:

Ancestry.com, October 12, 2012. (Carl S. Hawkins, b. 1926). (b. April 3, 1926; died April 25, 2010.)

Carl S. and Nelma J. Hawkins family histories, MSS 8110. L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT. (Born to Willard Davis Hawkins and Wilma Stolworthy. Born April 3, 1926. Had five children.)

Carl S. Hawkins obituary, Tributes.com, visited October 12, 2012. http://www.tributes.com/show/Carl-Stolworthy-Hawkins-88408360. (grew up in Provo and attended Provo High School; served as a radio operator in the Army Air Corps; married Nelma Jean Jones on September 11, 1946; attended BYU and earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science; went on to receive an L.L.B. from Northwestern University in 1951; worked as a Teaching Fellow in the University of Chicago Law School, law associate for the law firm Wilkinson, Boyden, & Cragun, law clerk to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Fred Vinson, and professor of the University of Michigan Law School; authored many books and participated in legislation; 1973, accepted a job at BYU, where he became one of the founding professors of the J. Reuben Clark Law School; later served as dean; served in many church positions; had five children; died on April 25, 2010.)

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