Jule W. Felton

Jule Wimberly Felton (August 22, 1898 – December 21, 1978) was an American lawyer who served as a justice of the Supreme Court of Georgia from 1969 to 1972.

Early life and education Born in Montezuma, Georgia, Felton attended The Webb School in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, before receiving a B.A. from Oxford College of Emory University in Oxford, Georgia. He graduated with honors in law from Mercer University. Felton served until July 21, 1933, Felton was reelected to the court of appeals five times, without opposition, serving a total of 32 years on the court, "the longest term of any justice". with whom he had one son, Jule Felton Jr., who also became a lawyer, and was a successful state politician.

Felton died at Piedmont Hospital after suffering a heart attack, at the age of 80.