Willard Gemmill

Willard Beharrell Gemmill (August 7, 1875 – May 24, 1935) was an American lawyer, politician, and judge who served as a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 5, 1925, to January 4, 1931.

Biography Gemmill was born in Rigdon, Indiana to Andrew and Maria Covalt Gemmill.

Gemmill attended DePauw University (in Greencastle) where he was class president and treasurer of the Orators Association. He graduated from DePauw with a PhB in 1897. He then attended Indiana Law School (now known as the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, in Indianapolis), graduating in 1902 with a LL.B. Gemmill was admitted to the Indiana bar the same year he graduated and began practicing law in Marion.

Between his time as Deputy Attorney General and his time on the Supreme Court, Gemmill served as the president of the Grant County Bar Association.

Gemmill became a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court in 1925, succeeding Justice Fred Gause. He ran for re-election to the bench, but lost. He was succeeded to the court by Justice Curtis Roll in 1931.

After leaving the court, Gemmill returned to private practice in Marion with the firm of Gemmill, Brown & Campbell.

Gemmill was a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity, having joined while a student at DePauw.

Gemmill's son, Robert A. Gemmill (d. 1989), was also a lawyer. Robert Gemmill started the Gemmill Foundation, which gives out scholarships.

Gemmill died in Marion in 1935.