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'''James Winters Porter''' (June 16, 1887 – December 9, 1959)<ref name="Times-News obit">"Justice Porter Is Claimed by Death", ''The Twin Falls Times-News'' (December 9, 1959), p. 1, 2.</ref> was a justice of the [[Idaho Supreme Court]] from January 3, 1948 until his death on December 9, 1959, serving as a chief justice from 1953 to 1954, and after January 1959. |
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Born in [[Humeston, Iowa]], Porter received his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from the [[Drake University Law School]] in 1910, and gained [[admission to the bar]] in Idaho that same year. He entered the practice of law, which was shortly interrupted by his service for three years in the [[United States Army]], in the [[Mexican Border War (1910–1919)|Mexican Border War]] and in [[World War I]],<ref name="Times-News obit"/> during which he "served as a captain of artillery and won five battle stars for combat duty overseas".<ref name="Chief">"James Porter Becomes Idaho Chief Justice", ''Idaho State Journal'' (January 5, 1959), p. 4.</ref> |
Born in [[Humeston, Iowa]], Porter received his [[Juris Doctor|J.D.]] from the [[Drake University Law School]] in 1910, and gained [[admission to the bar]] in Idaho that same year. He entered the practice of law, which was shortly interrupted by his service for three years in the [[United States Army|U.S. Army]], in the [[Mexican Border War (1910–1919)|Mexican Border War]] and in [[World War I]],<ref name="Times-News obit"/> during which he "served as a captain of artillery and won five battle stars for combat duty overseas".<ref name="Chief">"James Porter Becomes Idaho Chief Justice", ''Idaho State Journal'' (January 5, 1959), p. 4.</ref> |
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On February 1, 1937, Porter was appointed to a seat on the 11th Judicial District of Idaho at Twin Falls. He |
On February 1, 1937, Porter was appointed to a seat on the 11th Judicial District of Idaho at [[Twin Falls, Idaho|Twin Falls]]. He was elected to the state supreme court in 1948, and reelected in 1954.<ref name="Times-News obit"/> In January 1959, Porter became chief justice by [[operation of law]], due to having the shortest time remaining in his term among elected members of the court.<ref name="Chief"/><ref>"Chief Justice", ''The Twin Falls Times-News'' (January 11, 1959), p. 1.</ref> |
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Porter married his wife Birdie, with whom he had a son |
Porter married his wife Birdie, with whom he had a son; she died in January 1957 at age 66, following a lengthy illness.<ref>"Justice's Wife Dies", ''Idaho State Journal'' (January 27, 1957), p. 2.</ref> Nearly three years later, Porter died at [[St. Luke's Boise Medical Center|St. Luke's]] hospital in Boise at age 72, a week after having fallen and fractured his hip;<ref name="Times-News obit"/> he was buried next to his wife at the Twin Falls cemetery.<ref name=sccmb>{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=faURAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9-cDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6162%2C3546706 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Chief justice succumbs in Idaho |date=December 10, 1959 |page=6}}</ref> |
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James Winters Porter (June 16, 1887 – December 9, 1959)[1] was a justice of the Idaho Supreme Court from January 3, 1948 until his death on December 9, 1959, serving as a chief justice from 1953 to 1954, and after January 1959.
Born in Humeston, Iowa, Porter received his J.D. from the Drake University Law School in 1910, and gained admission to the bar in Idaho that same year. He entered the practice of law, which was shortly interrupted by his service for three years in the U.S. Army, in the Mexican Border War and in World War I,[1] during which he "served as a captain of artillery and won five battle stars for combat duty overseas".[2]
On February 1, 1937, Porter was appointed to a seat on the 11th Judicial District of Idaho at Twin Falls. He was elected to the state supreme court in 1948, and reelected in 1954.[1] In January 1959, Porter became chief justice by operation of law, due to having the shortest time remaining in his term among elected members of the court.[2][3]
Porter married his wife Birdie, with whom he had a son; she died in January 1957 at age 66, following a lengthy illness.[4] Nearly three years later, Porter died at St. Luke's hospital in Boise at age 72, a week after having fallen and fractured his hip;[1] he was buried next to his wife at the Twin Falls cemetery.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Justice Porter Is Claimed by Death", The Twin Falls Times-News (December 9, 1959), p. 1, 2.
- ^ a b "James Porter Becomes Idaho Chief Justice", Idaho State Journal (January 5, 1959), p. 4.
- ^ "Chief Justice", The Twin Falls Times-News (January 11, 1959), p. 1.
- ^ "Justice's Wife Dies", Idaho State Journal (January 27, 1957), p. 2.
- ^ "Chief justice succumbs in Idaho". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. December 10, 1959. p. 6.
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