Supreme Court of California / Joined 1922 / Served to 1923

Terry W. Ward

Justice, Supreme Court of California

Terry W. Ward was a Justice of the Supreme Court of California, who joined the court in 1922. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓

Tenure
1922–1923

Judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
1922Supreme Court of California

Judicial Record

In our data, Ward authored 2 published opinions for the court (1941–1943). Most cited: People v. Ives (79 citations).

Published, precedential opinions from the CourtListener corpus. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.

Selected opinions

YearCaseCitationCited
1941People v. Ives17 Cal. 2d 45979
1943Estate of Ryan21 Cal. 2d 49844

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Joined the court in 1922. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).