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Ronald Norwood Davies (December 11, 1904 – April 18, 1996) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. He is best known for his role in the Little Rock Integration Crisis in the fall of 1957.
Jul 31, 2024 · Ronald Norwood Davies was the U.S. district judge who presided over the litigation involving the 1957 integration of Central High School in Little Rock (Pulaski County). Ronald N. Davies was born on December 11, 1904, in Crookston, Minnesota, to country editor Norwood S. Davies and his wife Minnie M. Davies. In 1917, the family of seven moved ...
Ronald Davies, North Dakota lawyer, took his oath as a U.S. District Judge in Fargo on Aug. 16, 1955, then turned to well-wishers with one of the shortest induction speeches on record: “I...
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota. Nominated by Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 21, 1955, to a seat vacated by Charles J. Vogel. Confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1955, and received commission on July 27, 1955. Assumed senior status on August 27, 1971.
The bottom line is Ronald Norwood Davies was sent to Arkansas to clear the case load that had accumulated because of a vacancy on the Arkansas District Court bench. He arrived and did the work that he was supposed to do. He tried a number of cases that were backlogged and cleared the calendar.
- Ralph R. Erickson
- 2011
Ronald Norwood Davies. Robert Norwood Davies (1904-1996 ) was a federal judge for the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota. Davies was nominated by President Dwight Eisenhower on June 21, 1955, to a seat vacated by Charles Vogel; he was confirmed by the Senate on July 22, 1955, and received his commission on July 27, 1955.
Jun 19, 2023 · Nine black high school students, known as the Little Rock Nine, fought to integrate Little Rock Central High School in 1957 with help from a little-known federal judge named Ronald N. Davies.
