Later Years
Willis Ward went on to earn a law degree from Detroit College of Law in 1939 and had a distinguished career as a lawyer and judge. In 1964, Ward, described as “a Detroit Negro attorney,” spoke out against Barry Goldwater and in favor of Michigan Governor George Romney as a possible Presidential candidate. In 1966, Romney appointed Willis to the Michigan Public Service Commission, the state agency responsible for regulating Michigan's public utilities; Willis became chairman of the PSC in 1969, serving in that capacity until 1973. Ward later became a probate judge in Wayne County, Michigan.
Ward was inducted into the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor in 1981, as part of the fourth group inducted.
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