Roy Bean
American judge (1825-1903) · United States · On the map · Lawyers · Died at 78
Phantly Roy Bean Jr. was an American saloon-keeper and Justice of the Peace in Val Verde County, Texas, who called himself "The Only Law West of the Pecos." He held court in his saloon along the Rio Grande in a desolate stretch of the Chihuahuan Desert.
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About this person
Legend records his jurisprudence as thoroughly abnormal and in many instances comical. Although remembered as a hanging judge who said "hang 'em first and try 'em later," he never had anyone hanged.
Country
United States
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1825 to 1903 · aged 78
