Eugene E. Pratt (c. 1892 – August 28, 1970) [1] was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1939 to 1951, and was chief justice from 1949 to 1951. [2]
Pratt received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah, and his law degree from Stanford University. [1]
From 1929 to 1937, Pratt served as a trial court judge in Ogden, Utah. [3]
On January 3, 1939, Governor Henry H. Blood appointed Pratt to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the resignation of Justice Ephraim Hanson, due to poor health. [4] Among Pratt's law clerks was M. Blaine Peterson, who later served in the United States House of Representatives. [5] Pratt served on the court until 1951, when he failed to regain the Democratic nomination. [6]
Pratt died of natural causes in Miami, Florida, at the age of 78. [1]
Eugene E. Pratt (c. 1892 – August 28, 1970) [1] was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1939 to 1951, and was chief justice from 1949 to 1951. [2]
Pratt received his undergraduate degree from the University of Utah, and his law degree from Stanford University. [1]
From 1929 to 1937, Pratt served as a trial court judge in Ogden, Utah. [3]
On January 3, 1939, Governor Henry H. Blood appointed Pratt to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the resignation of Justice Ephraim Hanson, due to poor health. [4] Among Pratt's law clerks was M. Blaine Peterson, who later served in the United States House of Representatives. [5] Pratt served on the court until 1951, when he failed to regain the Democratic nomination. [6]
Pratt died of natural causes in Miami, Florida, at the age of 78. [1]