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

Clement Clay "Bo" Torbert, Jr.

Twenty-Fifth Chief Justice

— 1977-1989 —

Clement Clay "Bo" Forbert, Jr. Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

1. Clement Clay "Bo" Forbert, Jr. Marker

Inscription. A native of Opelika, Alabama, he is the son of Clement C. Torbert and Lynda Meadows Torbert. He was educated in the Opelika public schools. He attended the United States Naval Academy and received his B.S. Degree from Auburn University in 1951. He studied Law at the University of Maryland and graduated from the University of Alabama School of Law in 1954. He served in the United States Air Force attaining the rank of captain.

Torbert practiced law in Opelika from 1954 until 1977. He was elected to the Alabama Legislature in 1958. Designated by the Capitol Press Corps as “The most outstanding freshman Legislator.” He was elected to the Alabama Senate in 1966 and served two terms. In 1969, The Capitol Press Corps designated him “Most Effective Senator.”

Chief Justice Torbert held numerous National offices, including President of the National Conferences of Chief Justices, Chairman of the National Center for State Courts, and the Chairman of the State Justice Institute. He was elected to the Alabama Academy of Honor.

Torbert is married to the former Gene Hurt of Auburn. They had three children: Mary Dixon Torbert, Shealy Torbert Cook, and Clement Clay Torbert III, and 5 grandchildren.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space

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• Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 32° 22.677′ 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 east. 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, 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: James Edwin Livingston (here, next to this marker); Howell Thomas Heflin (here, next to this marker); Lucien Dunbibben Gardner (here, next to this marker); The Alabama Appellate Courts (here, next to this marker); Events During the Terms of Chief Justices (a few steps from this marker); Associate Justices (a few steps from this marker); Ernest C. “Sonny” Hornsby (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. Clement Clay "Bo" Forbert, Jr. Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

3. Clement Clay "Bo" Forbert, Jr. Marker

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, October 11, 2013

4. Clement Clay "Bo" Forbert, Jr. Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on November 2, 2019. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,189 times since then and 15 times this year. Last updated on July 24, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 17, 2013, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.