Judkins, J. Byron
lawyer, jurist, was born Jan. 17, 1851, in Coldwater, Ohio. He received the rudiments of his education in the public schools; and graduated from the Liber college of Indiana. In 1874 he was admitted to the bar; and in 1880 was appointed judge of the nineteenth judicial circuit to fill a vacancy, to which office he was subsequently elected, and served with distinction during 1880- 94. He declined further re-election, and since that time has practiced his profession in Grand Rapids, Mich. He is also director of the First National bank of Reed city; and is identified with various other institutions.