son of James Burrill Beals and Katherine McMillan. His mother was b. in Pittsburg PA to Samuel James McMillan and Harriett Elizathe Butler. He moved to Bellingham WA, working in a saw mill as a shingle weaver. He entered the first law class at the University of Washington, graduating in 1901.
He married Othilia Gertrude Carroll in 1904. They had no children. He entered the US Army in August 1917, becoming a Lt. Col. with the French Legion of Honor.
In 1926, he was appointed to the King County Superior Court, and two years later, to the state supreme court. He was chief justice of the court 1933-1934 and 1945-1946 In 1946, Judge Beals was the presiding judge at the trial of 23 Nazi doctors in Nuremberg. His voice can be heard reading the verdict on-line in the Steven Spielberg film archive.
His father James Burrill Beals was b. 23 Sep 1845 in Providence, RI, and died Dec 31, 1888. He married Katherine McMillen 28 April 1875. He was the son of Samuel James Beals (1820-1857) and Susan Burrill Greene (1823-1904, both of Rhode Island.
He married Othilia Gertrude Carroll in 1904. They had no children. He entered the US Army in August 1917, becoming a Lt. Col. with the French Legion of Honor.
In 1926, he was appointed to the King County Superior Court, and two years later, to the state supreme court. He was chief justice of the court 1933-1934 and 1945-1946 In 1946, Judge Beals was the presiding judge at the trial of 23 Nazi doctors in Nuremberg. His voice can be heard reading the verdict on-line in the Steven Spielberg film archive.
His father James Burrill Beals was b. 23 Sep 1845 in Providence, RI, and died Dec 31, 1888. He married Katherine McMillen 28 April 1875. He was the son of Samuel James Beals (1820-1857) and Susan Burrill Greene (1823-1904, both of Rhode Island.
son of James Burrill Beals and Katherine McMillan. His mother was b. in Pittsburg PA to Samuel James McMillan and Harriett Elizathe Butler. He moved to Bellingham WA, working in a saw mill as a shingle weaver. He entered the first law class at the University of Washington, graduating in 1901.
He married Othilia Gertrude Carroll in 1904. They had no children. He entered the US Army in August 1917, becoming a Lt. Col. with the French Legion of Honor.
In 1926, he was appointed to the King County Superior Court, and two years later, to the state supreme court. He was chief justice of the court 1933-1934 and 1945-1946 In 1946, Judge Beals was the presiding judge at the trial of 23 Nazi doctors in Nuremberg. His voice can be heard reading the verdict on-line in the Steven Spielberg film archive.
His father James Burrill Beals was b. 23 Sep 1845 in Providence, RI, and died Dec 31, 1888. He married Katherine McMillen 28 April 1875. He was the son of Samuel James Beals (1820-1857) and Susan Burrill Greene (1823-1904, both of Rhode Island.
He married Othilia Gertrude Carroll in 1904. They had no children. He entered the US Army in August 1917, becoming a Lt. Col. with the French Legion of Honor.
In 1926, he was appointed to the King County Superior Court, and two years later, to the state supreme court. He was chief justice of the court 1933-1934 and 1945-1946 In 1946, Judge Beals was the presiding judge at the trial of 23 Nazi doctors in Nuremberg. His voice can be heard reading the verdict on-line in the Steven Spielberg film archive.
His father James Burrill Beals was b. 23 Sep 1845 in Providence, RI, and died Dec 31, 1888. He married Katherine McMillen 28 April 1875. He was the son of Samuel James Beals (1820-1857) and Susan Burrill Greene (1823-1904, both of Rhode Island.
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