Julian Power Alexander (December 7, 1887 – January 1, 1953) was an American attorney and an associate justice on the Mississippi Supreme Court, where he served from 1941 until his death. James B. Lloyd (ed.) 1981. Lives of Mississippi Authors, 1817 - 1967. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi Retrieved 2015-07-18.
Biography Julian Alexander was the son of Charlton Henry Alexander and Matilda Macmillan Alexander. He received his secondary education in Jackson, Mississippi and attended Millsaps College and Southwestern Presbyterian University.Princeton Alumni Weekly, Memorials (Julian Power Alexander), Vol. LIII, No. 15 (February 6, 1953) Retrieved 2015-07-18. He received an AB degree from Princeton University in 1908, and an LL.B. from the University of Mississippi School of Law in 1910.
In 1913, Julian married Corabel Wharton Roberts, with whom he had three children.Approaching the Fifteenth: The Class of 1908 in 1922. Princeton, N.J.: The Princeton University Press Retrieved 2015-07-19.
Political offices Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi (1916-1919) U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi (1919-1922) Circuit Court judge for the seventh District of Mississippi (1934-1939) Associate justice for the Mississippi Supreme Court (1941-1953)Princeton Alumni Weekly, With the Alumni '08, Vol. XLI, No. 7 (November 11, 1940) Retrieved 2015-07-19.
Legal author Alexander, Julian P. 1953. Mississippi Jury Instructions. St. Paul: West Publishing Company.
Death and legacy Alexander died from coronary thrombosis in New Orleans, Louisiana, on January 1, 1953, while attending the Sugar Bowl football game at Tulane Stadium. He was interred at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in Jackson, Mississippi.
Alexander's portrait is part of the Mississippi Hall of Fame located in the Old Capitol Museum to honor his significant contributions to the state of Mississippi.Mississippi Hall of Fame Retrieved 2015-07-18.
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