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American judge (1894–1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Paul Dryden Barns (March 20, 1894 – September 22, 1973) was a justice of the Florida Supreme Court from December 2, 1946, to September 1, 1949.
Barns Born in Plant City, Florida,[1] Barns was an aerial gunner and then an aerial gunnery instructor in the United States Army Air Corps during World War I.[2] He graduated from the University of Florida College of Law in 1920,[3]
Barns became a judge of the Dade Civil Court of Record in 1929, and then a circuit judge until his election to the Florida Supreme Court in 1946,[2] to a seat vacated by the retirement of Justice Armstead Brown.[4]
Barns "thoroughly disliked Tallahassee",[4] but expressed a sense of civic obligation to continue in the position until his resignation in 1949.[4]
Barns then returned to private practice in Miami, also occasionally teaching at the University of Miami School of Law, and serving as a substitute judge by special appointment.[1]
Barns died in Miami, Florida, from pulmonary fibrosis attributed to his military service.[1]
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