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Judge Mallory L. Johnson, c. 1975
Mallory Lovette Johnson (1931-2021) served as a Martin County judge.Tags Judges -
Judge Abram O. Kanner, c. 1935
Judge Kanner moved to Martin County in 1925 and became the first state attorney for the 21st Judicial Circuit. Judge Kanner served as the attorney for the City of Stuart, for Martin County, and for the county school board. He also served as a representative of Martin County in the Florida Legislature and a state senator of the 33rd District. In 1941, he was appointed Circuit Judge of the 9th Judicial District and was appointed to the Second District Court of Appeal in 1957, where he later became the first chief judge of the Second District Court of Appeal.Tags Judges -
Judge Abram O. Kanner, c. 1960
Portrait of Judge A. O. Kanner. Judge Kanner moved to Martin County in 1925 and became the first state attorney for the 21st Judicial Circuit. Judge Kanner served as the attorney for the City of Stuart, for Martin County, and for the county school board. He also served as a representative of Martin County in the Florida Legislature and a state senator of the 33rd District. In 1941, he was appointed Circuit Judge of the 9th Judicial District and was appointed to the Second District Court of Appeal in 1957, where he later became the first chief judge of the Second District Court of Appeal.Tags Judges -
Judge Mathews in a boat, c. 1935
Judge Thomas Edwin Matthews (1854-1945), a winter resident from Tennessee whose house at 218 SW Atlanta Avenue, built by Sam Matthews on the St. Lucie River in 1913, was a showcase in the area. -
Judge John B. Adams and daughter Cornelia, c. 1923
Judge John B. Adams (1838-1924) came to Florida from Evanston, Illinois. In 1906, he came to Stuart due to ill health and in 1908 became the justice of the peace of Stuart and in 1910, county judge, resigning in 1914. Ernie Lyons mentioned him frequently in his columns, describing him as Stuart's first naturalist, an atheist (and member of the Presbyterian Church) with an extensive taxidermy collection. He lived in a small frame cottage, Mango Lodge, on Frazier Creek, near the intersection of West Fifth and US 1. Daughter Cornelia Belden Adams taught in Chicago schools and wintered in Stuart later in life. -
Judge John B. Adams, c. 1923
Judge John B. Adams (1838-1924) came to Florida from Evanston, Illinois. In 1906, he came to Stuart due to ill health and in 1908 became the justice of the peace of Stuart and in 1910, county judge, resigning in 1914. Ernie Lyons mentioned him frequently in his columns, describing him as Stuart's first naturalist, an atheist (and member of the Presbyterian Church) with an extensive taxidermy collection. He lived in a small frame cottage, Mango Lodge, on Frazier Creek, near the intersection of West Fifth and US 1. -
Evans Crary Jr., 1981
Studio portrait of Evans Crary Jr. Crary was a lifelong Stuart resident that served as a community leader and worked locally as an attorney for nearly 40 years. He also served as a Martin County judge from 1958 to 1964. -
Judge Harry F. Dyer, c. 1955
Studio portrait of Harry F. Dyer who served as the first judge of Sewall's Point and a judge for the City of Stuart for 37 years until his retirement in 1976.Tags Judges