Picture Courtesy of Jim Kuntz

This painting of Daniel Boone holding court under the Judgment Tree -- an American elm tree sometimes called the Justice Tree -- hangs in the chambers if the Missouri State Senate in Jefferson City, Missouri. From 1800 to 1804, Boone served as syndic, or civil and military administrator under the Spanish (Spanish Flag is in the background). In 1804, under the Americans, he served as a judge.

Although Boone didn't train as a lawyer, by all accounts, his decisions were regarded as just.

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