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{{Short description|American judge (1921–1992)}}
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'''T. Eric Embry''' (June 14, 1921 – January 12, 1992) was a justice of the [[Supreme Court of Alabama]] from 1975 to 1985.

Embry represented the ''[[New York Times]]'' in the landmark libel case of ''[[New York Times Co. v. Sullivan]]''.

Embry ran unopposed in the 1974 general election.<ref>Don F. Wasson, "Courts Open Term With Prayer", ''The Montgomery Advertiser'' (October 8, 1974), p. 7.</ref>

<ref>{{cite web|url=http://judicial.alabama.gov/Docs/library/Bios/ThomasEricEmbry.pdf |title=T. Eric Embry |work=Judiciary of Alabama|access-date=June 20, 2023}}</ref>

"In 1975, Justices Coleman, Harwood, and McCall retired at the expiration of their respective terms. Those vacant Associate Justice positions were filled by Reneau P. Almon, Janie L. Shores, and T. Eric Embry, who were all elected to their positions and who took office effective January 21, 1975".<ref name="App History">{{cite web|url=https://judicial.alabama.gov/Appellate/SC_History |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220119013406/https://judicial.alabama.gov/Appellate/SC_History | archive-date=January 19, 2022 |title=Alabama Appellate Courts: History of Supreme Court|publisher=Judiciary of Alabama|access-date=September 27, 2023}}</ref>

"Justice Embry retired effective September 16, 1985, and J. Gorman Houston, Jr., was appointed by Governor George Wallace to succeed him as an Associate Justice".<ref name="App History"/>

==References==
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==See also==
*[[Aetna Life Ins. Co. v. Lavoie]]

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