William Shankland Andrews

William Shankland Andrews (September 25, 1858 – August 5, 1936) was an American lawyer and judge from New York.

Early life and education William Shankland Andrews was born on September 25, 1858. He was the son of New York Appellate Judge Charles Andrews, the husband of Mary Raymond Shipman, and the great-grandfather of Nancy Andrews, an American biologist. After completing studies at St. John's Academy, Manlius, New York, where he was Head Boy in 1872, Andrews graduated from Harvard College in 1880, received his Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School in 1882.

Career Andrews returned to Syracuse, where he joined the firm Knapp, Nottingham & Andrews, working there until 1899, when he was nominated by the Republican Party to serve as the New York Supreme Court Justice in the 5th Judicial District.