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When the colony of Queensland was signed into law into 1859, Attorney-General was one of only four positions designated by the Colonial Office, making the Department of Justice and Attorney-General as old as Queensland itself.
Published in 2009, these pages are an overview of the department’s contribution to 150 years of Queensland’s rich history and the diverse range of services it provides which have helped to build a safe, just and supportive society.
This history cannot be looked at in isolation and it must be noted that events at a national, and even international level, have invariably shaped the department and its services. As such, ‘By rule of law – a brief history of the Department of Justice and Attorney-General’ details the department’s evolution within this broader context, highlighting key achievements and colourful anecdotes throughout it history to date.
The department thanks and acknowledges the efforts of former staff member and historian, Paul Le Clercq, in researching and collating the information, images and anecdotes within these pages.
The Judiciary Act of 1789 created the Office of the Attorney General which evolved over the years into the head of the Department of Justice and chief law enforcement officer of the Federal Government. The Attorney General represents the United States in legal matters generally and gives advice and opinions to the President and to the heads of the executive departments of the Government when so requested. In matters of exceptional gravity or importance the Attorney General appears in person before the Supreme Court. Since the 1870 Act that established the Department of Justice as an executive department of the government of the United States, the Attorney General has guided the world's largest law office and the central agency for enforcement of federal laws.
Attorneys General Throughout History
The Department of Justice traces its beginning to the First Congress meeting in New York in 1789, at which time the Congress devoted itself to creating the infrastructure for operating the Federal Government. After meeting for several months the legislators passed a bill known as the Judiciary Act that provided for the organization and administration of the judicial branch of the new government, and included in that Act was a provision for appointment of a “…meet person learned in the law, to act as attorney-general for the United States…”
Although it would be nearly another century before Congress would create the Department of Justice, the establishment of the Attorney General position marks the true beginning of the Department. The Judiciary Act was passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington on September 24, 1789, making the Attorney General position the fourth in the order of creation by Congress of those positions that have come to be defined as Cabinet level positions.
Unlike many legal firms that have come and gone over the years, Benton, Orr, Duval, & Buckingham has roots that go deep and wide.
Our colorful past gives us a connection to the community and a heritage that values staying power, experience, and good, old-fashioned hard work.
Like other adventurous souls of his day, our founder, Orestes Orr, traveled west from his home in Illinois to find his future. With Custer’s sting defeat at the Little Big Horn only two years earlier, the trip West wasn’t for the timid or weak of heart.
In 1878 Orr settled in the growing town of San Buenaventura where writers, noting the population had grown to 2000, declared “civilization and refinement” had finally arrived.
Ventura in 1878
Downtown Ventura as it looked in 1878, the year a young Orestes Orr arrived from Illinois.
Orr studied with two of the most prominent attorneys in the area, and in the Spring of 1882 Orr hung out his shingle and began his distinguished career in what is now downtown Ventura.
The young Orr quickly became known as a man of excellent character with exceptional talents as a lawyer. Only two years after opening his law practice he was elected District Attorney, a position he held until 1890 when he became a state senator.
Orr had a short partnership with Nehamiah Blackstock in 1899, and in 1910 his son Harold Frank Orr joined the firm. Harold, or “H.F.” as he was known to his friends, was elected City Attorney and held that office for the next 35 years.
Over the ensuing years Orestes Orr’s son, grandson and great-grandson would practice with the firm.
In 1915 H.F. recruited a young Oxnard attorney who was an adventurer and outdoorsman, and was to become the firm’s most famous member…Erle Stanley Gardner.
Gardner, who would later become the author of the wildly popular Perry Mason novels, was very much like his famous character, and relished the courtroom, taking calculated risks to win his cases.
Louis Drapeau, a colorful individual who had ‘punched’ cows in Nevada, driven a mule team in Death Valley, and earned his law degree from Georgetown University, joined with Orr and Gardner to form Drapeau, Orr & Gardner in 1918.
Gardner's OfficeErle Stanley Gardner’s third floor office at Drapeau, Orr, & Gardner was the birthplace of the first Perry Mason novel, The Case of the Velvet Claw
By 1926 the firm moved into the third floor of the newly built bank building at the southwest corner of Main and California Streets. It was the tallest building in the area and boasted Ventura County’s first elevator. It also turned out to be the birthplace of the first Perry Mason novelIn the mid-1930’s Gardner left the firm to write full time, and Drapeau was elevated to the bench where he would eventually retire from the Court of Appeal in 1955.
Albert Barnes, who joined the firm in 1928 and was a member until his retirement in 1969, had the distinction of defeating two well-known opponents and being elected District Attorney at the young age of 28…only 6 years after receiving his law degree.
In 1970 the firm adopted the names of its four partners: Don Benton, H. F. Orr, Edward Duval, and Henry Buckingham. The firm has maintained this name in recognition of their distinguished service.
The Law Society regulates Ontario lawyers and paralegal licensees in the public interest.
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Are qualified to help you through the legal process
Meet standards of learning, competence and professional conduct.
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Make sure you protect yourself and check our Directory or contact the Law Society to confirm that the person you are thinking of hiring is a licensed legal professional.
What we can do for you If you think you need legal assistance, you may first want to read Lawyers and Paralegals: Helping You With Your Legal Needs and Choosing the Right Legal Professional, both of which will help you to understand the differences between the services offered by lawyers and those offered by paralegals. Once you have determined the type of legal services you require, the following information can help you to find a lawyer or a paralegal and see Finding a Lawyer or Paralegal. Finding a Lawyer
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