Come, Sit A Spell: Judge Horton Jr.

Come, Sit A Spell:  James E. Horton Jr. and His Indelible Mark on Justice, Civil Rights, and Limestone County

Celebrating the Alabama Bicentennial 2019 Theme: Our Stories ​

Judge James Edwin Horton Jr.’s roots begin in Limestone County Alabama but his legacy altered the nation for generations to come.   He stood against a tide of hate, bigotry and injustice during the Scottsboro Boys re-trial in the 1930’s  in North Alabama.  He stood his philosophical grounds of justice being equal under the law – costing him friendships, community support and his aspiring political and judicial career.

​Come, Sit a Spell... 
A Southerner's invitation to take a seat with them, relax, swap some stories, experience Southern hospitality, enjoy the slower pace of life, and live in the greatness unfolding around you.

James Edwin Horton Jr. the man…
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James Edwin Horton Jr. was born in Limestone County near the Elk River to the great-niece of President Andrew Jackson, Emily Donelson, and a father, James Edwin Horton Sr., former Civil War military aide-de-camp to General Donelson turned cotton and cattle farmer in January 1878. The Horton family migrated ...

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