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Richard Ervin
Richard Ervin
Florida Attorney General
	In office; 1949–1964
Governor	Fuller Warren; Daniel T. McCarty; Charley Eugene Johns; LeRoy Collins; C. Farris Bryant
Preceded by	J. Thomas Watson
Succeeded by	James W. Kynes
Personal details
Born	Richard Reehorse Ervin; January 26, 1905; Carrabelle, Florida
Died	August 24, 2004 (aged 99); Tallahassee, Florida
Political party	Democratic
Profession	Lawyer

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Richard William Ervin Jr. (born Richard Reehorse Ervin, January 26, 1905 – August 24, 2004) was the Florida Attorney General from 1949 to 1964 and served as chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court from 1969 to 1971.^[1] He is credited with guiding the state from segregation (based on the brief he wrote to the United States Supreme Court's request from each state's Attorney General on how to rule regarding Brown v. Board of Education), and desegregating its schools. His son, Richard W. Ervin III, was a judge of the First District Court of Appeal for 30 years and retired at the end of 2006.

Ervin was a graduate of the University of Florida where he was a member of Phi Kappa Tau fraternity and earned his law degree at the University of Florida College of Law in 1928.^[1] Following his retirement, he was of counsel to the law firm founded by his brother Robert Ervin, in Tallahassee. He received an honorary degree from Florida State University. From 1954 to 1975, Ervin was a national director of the fraternal organization Woodmen of the World.

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^ ^a ^b "Justice Richard William Ervin". Supreme Court. Retrieved 30 July 2020.

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Preceded by J. Thomas Watson	Florida Attorney General 1949–1964	Succeeded by James W. Kynes

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-'''Richard William Ervin Jr.''' (born Richard Reehorse Ervin,January 26, 1905 – August 24, 2004) was the [[Florida Attorney General]] from 1949 to 1964, and he also served as [[chief justice]] of the [[Florida Supreme Court]] from 1969 to 1971. He is credited with guiding the state from [[Racial segregation|segregation]] (based on the brief he wrote to the [[United States Supreme Court]]'s request from each state's [[Attorney General]] on how to rule regarding ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]''), and desegregating its schools. His son, [[Richard W. Ervin III]], was a judge of the First District Court of Appeal for 30 years and retired at the end of 2006.
+'''Richard William Ervin Jr.''' (born Richard Reehorse Ervin, January 26, 1905 – August 24, 2004) was the [[Florida Attorney General]] from 1949 to 1964 and served as [[chief justice]] of the [[Florida Supreme Court]] from 1969 to 1971.<ref name="floridasupremecourt">{{cite web |title=Justice Richard William Ervin |url=https://www.floridasupremecourt.org/Justices/Former-Justices/Justice-Richard-William-Ervin |website=Supreme Court |accessdate=30 July 2020}}</ref> He is credited with guiding the state from [[Racial segregation|segregation]] (based on the brief he wrote to the [[United States Supreme Court]]'s request from each [[State attorney general|state's Attorney General]] on how to rule regarding ''[[Brown v. Board of Education]]''), and desegregating its schools. His son, [[Richard W. Ervin III]], was a judge of the First District Court of Appeal for 30 years and retired at the end of 2006.
-Ervin was a graduate of the [[University of Florida]] where he was a member of [[Phi Kappa Tau]] fraternity and earned his law degree at the [[University of Florida College of Law]].  Following his retirement, he was [[of counsel]] to the law firm founded by his brother Robert Ervin, in Tallahassee.  He received an honorary degree from [[Florida State University]]. From 1954 to 1975, Ervin was a national director of the fraternal organization [[Woodmen of the World]].
+Ervin was a graduate of the [[University of Florida]] where he was a member of [[Phi Kappa Tau]] fraternity and earned his law degree at the [[University of Florida College of Law]] in 1928.<ref name="floridasupremecourt" />  Following his retirement, he was [[of counsel]] to the law firm founded by his brother Robert Ervin, in Tallahassee.  He received an honorary degree from [[Florida State University]]. From 1954 to 1975, Ervin was a national director of the fraternal organization [[Woodmen of the World]].
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