William H. Coombs
William H. Coombs was a Justice of the Supreme Court of Indiana, who joined the court in 1882. Opinions & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1808–1894
- Tenure
- 1882–1883
Judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | Supreme Court of Indiana | – | – |
Judicial Record
In our data, Coombs authored 3 published opinions for the court (1882). Most cited: Duncan v. City of Terre Haute (10 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. 3 of these were attributed to Coombs by a unique court-, date-, and surname-match against our roster (marked ), because CourtListener recorded no author for them. Each links to the official text to verify. How we match.
Selected opinions
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | Duncan v. City of Terre Haute† | 85 Ind. 104 | 10 |
| 1882 | Hume v. Mazelin† | 84 Ind. 574 | 6 |
| 1882 | Blake v. Blake† | 85 Ind. 65 | 5 |
Showing the 3 most-cited of 3 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
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Sources
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- CourtListener / Free Law Project
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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Joined the court in 1882. Data as of 2026-03-31. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).