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At 101, Julian Hanley ’36 Publishes Another Book
2011
Julian Hanley, Class of 1936, has enjoyed several careers, from country lawyer to judge to published author. One of several college textbooks in criminal evidence he coauthored is still available in a newly-updated edition through McCutchan Publishing Co. Eleven years ago, at the age of 90, a widower after 64 years of marriage, Hanley restarted his writing career with an interest in biographies and American history. His latest publication is a heartfelt memoir of his family, painting a vivid portrait of his life and marriage to Elizabeth (Betty) Griffin, who enchanted him at first sight “across a crowded room” at a dance he attended as an Albany Law student. Entitled “A Dress, A Tie, and a Ring,” the book is self-published in softcover and e-book format. If it weren’t for Albany Law School, Betty wouldn’t have had a wedding ring. As he recalls in his memoir, Hanley and classmate Al Olson knew they were candidates for Commencement prizes as the second- and third-ranked in their class. Rather than compete over grades going into finals, they agreed to pool the
prize money and split it evenly. Hanley finished third and Olson handed over the $50 difference. Hanley bought the wedding ring the next day. Hanley spent his early career as “a country lawyer” practicing in Wyoming County, N.Y., later serving as county prosecutor and county judge. After retirement to Florida in 1976, he spent 10 years as a pro bono attorney, including time as a special assistant in the public defender’s office, earning a citation from the Florida Bar Association for an estimated 10,000 hours assisting people who could not afford private counsel. His volunteer work involved criminal matters including misdemeanors, felonies and homicides from arraignment through trial. He later concentrated on extradition charges, an area requiring special expertise. Dean Penny Andrews and Assistant Dean for Institutional Advancement James Kellerhouse paid Hanley a visit in Florida this spring. He lives with his daughter, Pauline, in Naples, Fla. At 101 years of age, Hanley says he is “beginning to work on the next hundred.” He extends his best wishes to all. | N K
Hon. Julian Hanley ’36, with his daughter Pauline (left), and Dean Andrews, in Naples, Fla.
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