Paul Peek (politician)

Paul Peek
Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
In office December 2, 1962 – December 16, 1966
Preceded by	Thomas P. White
Succeeded by	Raymond L. Sullivan
Presiding Justice of the California Third District Court of Appeal
In office October 1961 – December 2, 1962
Preceded by	Benjamin F. Van Dyke
Succeeded by	Fred R. Pierce
Associate Justice of the California Third District Court of Appeal
In office January 4, 1943 – October 1961
Preceded by	Raglan Tuttle
Succeeded by	Fred R. Pierce
21st California Secretary of State
In office March 1, 1940 – January 4, 1943
Governor	Culbert Olson
Preceded by	Frank C. Jordan
Succeeded by	Frank M. Jordan
47th Speaker of the California State Assembly
In office January 2, 1939 – June 20, 1939
Preceded by	William Moseley Jones
Succeeded by	Gordon Hickman Garland
Member of the California State Assembly from the 71st district
In office January 4, 1937 – March 1, 1940
Preceded by	Harry B. Riley
Succeeded by	Frederick N. Howser
Personal details
Born	William Paul Peek (1904-06-05)June 5, 1904 West Union, Iowa
Died	April 7, 1987(1987-04-07) (aged 82) Sacramento, California
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	Elizabeth Nash ​ (m. 1930)​
Children	2
Residence(s)	Long Beach and Sacramento, California
Occupation	Attorney

William Paul Peek^[1] (June 5, 1904 – April 7, 1987) was an American attorney, Democratic politician and jurist. Peek practiced law in southern California prior to his election in 1936 to the California Assembly, where he served as Speaker during the 1939 session. He was appointed Secretary of State in 1940 and then to the Court of Appeal, in December 1942, where he served for 20 years. In 1962, Governor Pat Brown appointed Peek to the California Supreme Court. Justice Peek retired from the bench in 1966, but continued to work as a consulting attorney and teacher. He died in Sacramento.^[2][3]