Charles A. Pomeroy (December 20, 1914 – December 28, 1993), ^[1] of Windham, Maine, was a justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from July 2, 1969 to January 1, 1980. ^[2]

Early life, education, and military service

Born in Auburn, Maine, ^{[1] [3] [4]} Pomeroy attended Edward Little High School. and received a J.D. from Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., in 1936. ^{[1] [4]} Returning to Maine, he "practiced in the Lewiston firm of Brann & Isaacson" with former Governor Louis J. Brann until 1943, ^[3] and thereafter served as Auburn city solicitor. ^{[3] [5]}

In February 1944, Pomeroy was inducted into the United States Navy to serve in World War II, ^{[1] [4] [5]} spending two years in the Pacific Theatre. ^[3] Upon his return, he practiced law in Portland, Maine, and in 1949 was named a referee in bankruptcy. ^{[1] [4] [3]}

Judicial service and later life

In 1956, Governor Edmund Muskie appointed Pomeroy to the Maine Superior Court, and in 1956 Governor Kenneth M. Curtis elevated Pomeroy to a seat on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court. ^[1] Pomeroy retired from the court in 1980, and was thereafter the first chairman of Maine's Indian Tribal-State Commission, created the same year. ^[1]

Personal life and death

Pomeroy married Arlene Currier, also of Auburn, with whom he had two sons and two daughters. ^{[1] [3]}

In 1991, he moved to Orlando, Florida, where he died at Winter Park Memorial Hospital two years later, at the age of 79. ^[1]

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