A. J. Folley

Alfred Jennings Folley (November 28, 1896 – May 10, 1981), often called "A.J." or "Jack" Folley, was a justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from September 21, 1945, to April 1, 1949.

Born in Limestone County, Texas and raised on a farm in the vicinity of Thornton, Texas, Folley attended high school in Mart, Texas. When President Woodrow Wilson instituted a draft for soldiers to serve in World War I, Folley registered in June 1918, and was assigned to Camp Travis, near San Antonio, where Folley remained in a unit responsible for laundry and clothing repair until the war ended the following year. After the war, he returned to his education, receiving a B.A. from Baylor University in 1921, followed by an LL.B. from the same institution in 1925. While in law school, he also taught history at Baylor. He served in that capacity until his appointment to the Seventh Court of Civil Appeals in Amarillo in 1937, and in 1943 was appointed by the Supreme Court to serve on the court's Commission of Appeals.