Winston Overton

Winston Overton (October 4, 1870 – September 9, 1934) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from July 5, 1921, to September 9, 1934.^[1][2]

Winston Overton
Associate Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court
In office 1921–1934
Succeeded by	John B. Fournet
Personal details
Born	(1874-10-04)October 4, 1874 Marksville, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	September 9, 1934(1934-09-09) (aged 63)

Born in Marksville, Louisiana, Overton was the City Attorney for Lake Charles, Louisiana from 1899 to 1907, becoming a judge of the state's Fifteenth Judicial District in 1908. In this position, he presided over the grand jury and trial of union workers who were involved in the Grabow riot, which had led to four deaths. He pressed for charges to only be brought against members of the union.^[3]: 50

He was a delegate to the Louisiana Constitutional Convention of 1921, for which he chaired the Judiciary Committee.^[1]

He was the brother of Senator John H. Overton.^[1]