Earl C. Latourette | |
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32nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
In office 1953–1955 | |
Preceded by | James T. Brand |
Succeeded by | Harold J. Warner |
64th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
In office 1950–1956 | |
Appointed by | Douglas McKay |
Preceded by | E. M. Page |
Succeeded by | William M. McAllister |
Personal details | |
Born | Earl Cornelius Latourette February 10, 1889 Oregon City, Oregon |
Died | August 18, 1956 | (aged 67)
Spouse | Eleanor Marshall Latourette |
Earl Cornelius Latourette (February 10, 1889 – August 18, 1956) was the 32nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and a Clackamas County Circuit Court judge. He served as chief justice for two years and died while still in office as a justice in 1956.
Latourette was born in Oregon City, Oregon, on February 10, 1889, to Charles David Latourette and his wife Sedonia Bird Shaw Latourette. [1] Both parents were pioneer settlers to Oregon. [1] He had three brothers; Mortimer Dillon, Howard Fenton, and John Randolph.
The LaTourette family were French Huguenots who fled persecution and settled in Staten Island, New York in the late 1600s. [2] Family members began moving westward in the 1800s, settling in St. Louis and Michigan. In 1879 LaTourette's father moved from Michigan to Oregon City to form a law partnership with his cousin, Dewitt Clinton Latourette. [3]
LaTourette attended the University of Oregon, where he was on the football [4] and track teams. He was the quarterback on the 1910 Oregon football team and scored the winning touchdown to beat what is now Oregon State University, and received All-Northwest Honors for two seasons.[ citation needed] Following college, he enrolled at the University of Oregon School of Law, which at that time was located in Portland. [1] He graduated in 1912, and then passed the bar in 1915. [1] Latourette began practicing law in Oregon City after passing the bar, and remained in private practice until 1931. [1]
In 1931, he was appointed as a circuit court judge for Oregon’s 5th judicial district that included Clackamas County, holding that position until 1950. [1] [5] During his time on the bench he lived in Oregon City, and in 1936 attended the funeral of fellow judge John Hugh McNary. [6] Then on January 19, 1950 Oregon Governor Douglas McKay appointed Latourette to replace E. M. Page on the Oregon Supreme Court. [7] [8] Page had resigned from his position the day before, less than a year after he had been appointed to the court. [8] Later that year Latourette won election to a full six-year term on the bench. [8] Then in 1953 he was selected by his fellow justices to be Chief Justice, serving as Chief Justice until 1955. [8] During this time as Chief Justice, future politician Norma Paulus clerked for him. Latourette encouraged her to attend law school, which she did at Willamette University College of Law. [9] On August 18, 1956, Justice Earl Latourette died in office [8]
On April 30, 1912, Earl C. Latourette married Ruth Steiwer of Fossil, Oregon. Ruth was the daughter of William H. Steiwer, and a member of a prominent political family from Eastern Oregon. [1] [10] The couple’s children included daughters Anne Latourette Cook, Jeanne Latourette Linklater and [11] Earl C. "Neil" Latourette, Jr. (d. 1982). [12] Earl C. later married Eleanor Marshall in 1949, and they did not have any children.
Earl C. Latourette | |
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32nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
In office 1953–1955 | |
Preceded by | James T. Brand |
Succeeded by | Harold J. Warner |
64th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
In office 1950–1956 | |
Appointed by | Douglas McKay |
Preceded by | E. M. Page |
Succeeded by | William M. McAllister |
Personal details | |
Born | Earl Cornelius Latourette February 10, 1889 Oregon City, Oregon |
Died | August 18, 1956 | (aged 67)
Spouse | Eleanor Marshall Latourette |
Earl Cornelius Latourette (February 10, 1889 – August 18, 1956) was the 32nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court and a Clackamas County Circuit Court judge. He served as chief justice for two years and died while still in office as a justice in 1956.
Latourette was born in Oregon City, Oregon, on February 10, 1889, to Charles David Latourette and his wife Sedonia Bird Shaw Latourette. [1] Both parents were pioneer settlers to Oregon. [1] He had three brothers; Mortimer Dillon, Howard Fenton, and John Randolph.
The LaTourette family were French Huguenots who fled persecution and settled in Staten Island, New York in the late 1600s. [2] Family members began moving westward in the 1800s, settling in St. Louis and Michigan. In 1879 LaTourette's father moved from Michigan to Oregon City to form a law partnership with his cousin, Dewitt Clinton Latourette. [3]
LaTourette attended the University of Oregon, where he was on the football [4] and track teams. He was the quarterback on the 1910 Oregon football team and scored the winning touchdown to beat what is now Oregon State University, and received All-Northwest Honors for two seasons.[ citation needed] Following college, he enrolled at the University of Oregon School of Law, which at that time was located in Portland. [1] He graduated in 1912, and then passed the bar in 1915. [1] Latourette began practicing law in Oregon City after passing the bar, and remained in private practice until 1931. [1]
In 1931, he was appointed as a circuit court judge for Oregon’s 5th judicial district that included Clackamas County, holding that position until 1950. [1] [5] During his time on the bench he lived in Oregon City, and in 1936 attended the funeral of fellow judge John Hugh McNary. [6] Then on January 19, 1950 Oregon Governor Douglas McKay appointed Latourette to replace E. M. Page on the Oregon Supreme Court. [7] [8] Page had resigned from his position the day before, less than a year after he had been appointed to the court. [8] Later that year Latourette won election to a full six-year term on the bench. [8] Then in 1953 he was selected by his fellow justices to be Chief Justice, serving as Chief Justice until 1955. [8] During this time as Chief Justice, future politician Norma Paulus clerked for him. Latourette encouraged her to attend law school, which she did at Willamette University College of Law. [9] On August 18, 1956, Justice Earl Latourette died in office [8]
On April 30, 1912, Earl C. Latourette married Ruth Steiwer of Fossil, Oregon. Ruth was the daughter of William H. Steiwer, and a member of a prominent political family from Eastern Oregon. [1] [10] The couple’s children included daughters Anne Latourette Cook, Jeanne Latourette Linklater and [11] Earl C. "Neil" Latourette, Jr. (d. 1982). [12] Earl C. later married Eleanor Marshall in 1949, and they did not have any children.