Son of Denver Church and Louise Derrick Church, Earl was a lawyer and law partner of his father Denver Church and brother-in-law David E Peckinpah. He was long connected with Fresno city affairs, as the son of the former Congressman and now Congressman Denver S. Church. His life is also curiously connected with the misadventures of the "third Magistracy" of the City of Fresno. In the Eighties and early Nineties there were two justices of the peace for the third township (practically the same as the city), as well as a "city recorder" for Fresno as a city of the sixth class.
When Fresno gained its first charter, in 1900, a police judge was substituted for the recorder. In the meantime, the legislature had abolished the second justice of the peace.In 1905, the late George B. Graham, attorney of Fresno, had discovered that the creation by the legislature of the position of "city justice" for the city of Stockton had apparently created the same office for the city of Fresno. He sought the office, was elected to it without opposition, and by litigation compelled the recognition of his position as a public official, to be maintained, however, by the county rather than the city treasury.
Mr. Church sought and was selected to this position of city justice. Mr. Church served for four years, and was reelected, in 1929. Thereafter, on account of further litigation in other cities of the state, the legal conclusion was reached in Fresno that the position of city justice did not exist, and in order to provide for a "third magistracy" in this city, in addition to police judge and justice of the peace, the Fresno City Commission created a second police judgeship and Earle Church was named to the position, occupying it for a year and a half. While still police judge, Mr. Church became convinced that the position of "city justice" was still valid, and sought reelection to this position again, in 1931. The matter was taken to the supreme court, this latest election sustained, whereupon Church resigned as police judge and the City Commission abolished that second police court. In 1931, however, the state legislature passed a new statute,abolishing the "city justice" and creating a second justice of the peace of the third township, to which position the supervisors then named Mr. Church.
As a boy, Judge Church attended the local schools and then the University of California. His father being at the time a member of Congress, Earle went to Washington, and took his LL. B. from the National University Law school, 1915. In that year he was admitted to the California bar, as well as the bar of the state of Maryland, and entered into law for a year, then was appointed a deputy district attorney under Manson F. McCormick. Later he resigned and returned to Washington to be his father's Secretary.
After the war, Judge Church returned to Fresno, starting practice with his father and his brother-in-law, D. E. Peckinpah,continuing a year. He again became deputy district attorney, under W. Gearhart, and later sought the position of "city justice. In 1916, Judge Church was for some months American vice consul in Honduras. When the United States entered World War 1, he enlisted in the 16th Division and stationed at San Diego was regimental Sergeant Major.
Mrs. Earle Church was Irene Hawthorne, a native of Vermont. There is one child, Earline. Judge Church is a member of the Elks, the Eagles and of the Fresno Woodman of the World. He is also a member of the American Legion.
When Fresno gained its first charter, in 1900, a police judge was substituted for the recorder. In the meantime, the legislature had abolished the second justice of the peace.In 1905, the late George B. Graham, attorney of Fresno, had discovered that the creation by the legislature of the position of "city justice" for the city of Stockton had apparently created the same office for the city of Fresno. He sought the office, was elected to it without opposition, and by litigation compelled the recognition of his position as a public official, to be maintained, however, by the county rather than the city treasury.
Mr. Church sought and was selected to this position of city justice. Mr. Church served for four years, and was reelected, in 1929. Thereafter, on account of further litigation in other cities of the state, the legal conclusion was reached in Fresno that the position of city justice did not exist, and in order to provide for a "third magistracy" in this city, in addition to police judge and justice of the peace, the Fresno City Commission created a second police judgeship and Earle Church was named to the position, occupying it for a year and a half. While still police judge, Mr. Church became convinced that the position of "city justice" was still valid, and sought reelection to this position again, in 1931. The matter was taken to the supreme court, this latest election sustained, whereupon Church resigned as police judge and the City Commission abolished that second police court. In 1931, however, the state legislature passed a new statute,abolishing the "city justice" and creating a second justice of the peace of the third township, to which position the supervisors then named Mr. Church.
As a boy, Judge Church attended the local schools and then the University of California. His father being at the time a member of Congress, Earle went to Washington, and took his LL. B. from the National University Law school, 1915. In that year he was admitted to the California bar, as well as the bar of the state of Maryland, and entered into law for a year, then was appointed a deputy district attorney under Manson F. McCormick. Later he resigned and returned to Washington to be his father's Secretary.
After the war, Judge Church returned to Fresno, starting practice with his father and his brother-in-law, D. E. Peckinpah,continuing a year. He again became deputy district attorney, under W. Gearhart, and later sought the position of "city justice. In 1916, Judge Church was for some months American vice consul in Honduras. When the United States entered World War 1, he enlisted in the 16th Division and stationed at San Diego was regimental Sergeant Major.
Mrs. Earle Church was Irene Hawthorne, a native of Vermont. There is one child, Earline. Judge Church is a member of the Elks, the Eagles and of the Fresno Woodman of the World. He is also a member of the American Legion.
Son of Denver Church and Louise Derrick Church, Earl was a lawyer and law partner of his father Denver Church and brother-in-law David E Peckinpah. He was long connected with Fresno city affairs, as the son of the former Congressman and now Congressman Denver S. Church. His life is also curiously connected with the misadventures of the "third Magistracy" of the City of Fresno. In the Eighties and early Nineties there were two justices of the peace for the third township (practically the same as the city), as well as a "city recorder" for Fresno as a city of the sixth class.
When Fresno gained its first charter, in 1900, a police judge was substituted for the recorder. In the meantime, the legislature had abolished the second justice of the peace.In 1905, the late George B. Graham, attorney of Fresno, had discovered that the creation by the legislature of the position of "city justice" for the city of Stockton had apparently created the same office for the city of Fresno. He sought the office, was elected to it without opposition, and by litigation compelled the recognition of his position as a public official, to be maintained, however, by the county rather than the city treasury.
Mr. Church sought and was selected to this position of city justice. Mr. Church served for four years, and was reelected, in 1929. Thereafter, on account of further litigation in other cities of the state, the legal conclusion was reached in Fresno that the position of city justice did not exist, and in order to provide for a "third magistracy" in this city, in addition to police judge and justice of the peace, the Fresno City Commission created a second police judgeship and Earle Church was named to the position, occupying it for a year and a half. While still police judge, Mr. Church became convinced that the position of "city justice" was still valid, and sought reelection to this position again, in 1931. The matter was taken to the supreme court, this latest election sustained, whereupon Church resigned as police judge and the City Commission abolished that second police court. In 1931, however, the state legislature passed a new statute,abolishing the "city justice" and creating a second justice of the peace of the third township, to which position the supervisors then named Mr. Church.
As a boy, Judge Church attended the local schools and then the University of California. His father being at the time a member of Congress, Earle went to Washington, and took his LL. B. from the National University Law school, 1915. In that year he was admitted to the California bar, as well as the bar of the state of Maryland, and entered into law for a year, then was appointed a deputy district attorney under Manson F. McCormick. Later he resigned and returned to Washington to be his father's Secretary.
After the war, Judge Church returned to Fresno, starting practice with his father and his brother-in-law, D. E. Peckinpah,continuing a year. He again became deputy district attorney, under W. Gearhart, and later sought the position of "city justice. In 1916, Judge Church was for some months American vice consul in Honduras. When the United States entered World War 1, he enlisted in the 16th Division and stationed at San Diego was regimental Sergeant Major.
Mrs. Earle Church was Irene Hawthorne, a native of Vermont. There is one child, Earline. Judge Church is a member of the Elks, the Eagles and of the Fresno Woodman of the World. He is also a member of the American Legion.
When Fresno gained its first charter, in 1900, a police judge was substituted for the recorder. In the meantime, the legislature had abolished the second justice of the peace.In 1905, the late George B. Graham, attorney of Fresno, had discovered that the creation by the legislature of the position of "city justice" for the city of Stockton had apparently created the same office for the city of Fresno. He sought the office, was elected to it without opposition, and by litigation compelled the recognition of his position as a public official, to be maintained, however, by the county rather than the city treasury.
Mr. Church sought and was selected to this position of city justice. Mr. Church served for four years, and was reelected, in 1929. Thereafter, on account of further litigation in other cities of the state, the legal conclusion was reached in Fresno that the position of city justice did not exist, and in order to provide for a "third magistracy" in this city, in addition to police judge and justice of the peace, the Fresno City Commission created a second police judgeship and Earle Church was named to the position, occupying it for a year and a half. While still police judge, Mr. Church became convinced that the position of "city justice" was still valid, and sought reelection to this position again, in 1931. The matter was taken to the supreme court, this latest election sustained, whereupon Church resigned as police judge and the City Commission abolished that second police court. In 1931, however, the state legislature passed a new statute,abolishing the "city justice" and creating a second justice of the peace of the third township, to which position the supervisors then named Mr. Church.
As a boy, Judge Church attended the local schools and then the University of California. His father being at the time a member of Congress, Earle went to Washington, and took his LL. B. from the National University Law school, 1915. In that year he was admitted to the California bar, as well as the bar of the state of Maryland, and entered into law for a year, then was appointed a deputy district attorney under Manson F. McCormick. Later he resigned and returned to Washington to be his father's Secretary.
After the war, Judge Church returned to Fresno, starting practice with his father and his brother-in-law, D. E. Peckinpah,continuing a year. He again became deputy district attorney, under W. Gearhart, and later sought the position of "city justice. In 1916, Judge Church was for some months American vice consul in Honduras. When the United States entered World War 1, he enlisted in the 16th Division and stationed at San Diego was regimental Sergeant Major.
Mrs. Earle Church was Irene Hawthorne, a native of Vermont. There is one child, Earline. Judge Church is a member of the Elks, the Eagles and of the Fresno Woodman of the World. He is also a member of the American Legion.
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