California Conservatorship: Reasons & Benefits . When an adult cannot care for themselves and/or manage their own finances, a court can appoint another person to take protective responsibility. This creates a court ordered conservatorship (also called a probate conservatorship) between the protected person (the conservatee) and the responsible person (the conservator). A conservatorship is a formal, legal authorization for the conservator - usually a spouse or domestic partner, family member, close friend, or hired professional - to make
William Henry Hastie, Jr. (November 17, 1904 â April 14, 1976) was an American, lawyer, judge, educator, public official, and advocate for the civil rights of African Americans. He was the first African American to serve as Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, as a federal judge, and as a federal appellate judge. 1 Early life.
The Class of 1845 included Rutherford B. Hayes, who would later be elected and serve as the 19th President of the United States. In 1869, George Lewis Ruffin became the first African-American graduate of Harvard Law School.