Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Ernest C. “Sonny” Hornsby

Twenty-Sixth Chief Justice

— 1989-1995 —

Ernest C “Sonny” Hornsby Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

1. Ernest C “Sonny” Hornsby Marker

Inscription. Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he is the son of Ernest Arnold Hornsby and Kate Clayton Hornsby. A 1955 graduate of Tallassee High School, he received his B.A. Degree from Auburn University and his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1960.

After Law School, he served as Assistant Superintendent of the State Department of Insurance during the term of the Patterson Administration. From 1962-1966, he served as State Senator Representing Tallapoosa and Elmore Counties. He practiced law for 28 years in Tallassee where he was city Attorney and City Judge. He was senior partner in the Three Member Law Firm, Hornsby & Schmitt. He served as president of the Alabama Trial Lawyers Association, 1972-1973, and president of the Alabama State Bar, 1977-1978. In 1987, Chief Justice Hornsby was listed in the Second Edition of “The Best Lawyers in America,” as one of the 32 best lawyers in Alabama in the Category of Personal Injury Litigation.

Chief Justice Hornsby married the former Judy O’Daniel of Tallassee and they have three children, all lawyers: Clay Hornsby, Emily Nelson, and Allison Deison and seven grandchildren.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 32° 22.682′ N, 86° 18.193′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from the intersection of Dexter Avenue and North Decatur Street, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 445 Dexter Avenue, Montgomery AL 36104, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Black Belt.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Associate Justices (here, next to this marker); Howell Thomas Heflin (here, next to this marker); James Edwin Livingston (a few steps from this marker); Clement Clay "Bo" Torbert, Jr. (a few steps from this marker); Lucien Dunbibben Gardner (a few steps from this marker); Events During the Terms of Chief Justices (a few steps from this marker); The Alabama Appellate Courts (a few steps from this marker); The Alabama Judicial System and the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court. (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

2. Ernest C “Sonny” Hornsby Marker

Close-up view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

3. Close-up view

RSA Dexter Ave Bldg Courtyard image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

4. RSA Dexter Ave Bldg Courtyard

Associate Justices image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

5. Associate Justices

RSA Dexter Avenue Building. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

6. RSA Dexter Avenue Building.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on October 14, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 2,287 times since then and 168 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on October 14, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.