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'{{Short description|American judge}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Sherman R. Moulton |image = Sherman R. Moulton (Vermont Supreme Court Justice).jpg |image_size = 150px |alt = Photo of Moulton as a Vermont Superior Court judge in 1919 |caption = From 1919's ''Vermont, Its Government'' by Walter J. Bigelow |office1 = [[List of justices of the Vermont Supreme Court|Chief Justice]] of the [[Vermont Supreme Court]] |term_start1 = July, 1938 |term_end1 = February, 1949 |predecessor1 = [[George M. Powers]] |successor1 = [[John C. Sherburne]] |office2 = Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court |term_start2 = October, 1926 |term_end2 = July, 1938 |predecessor2 = [[Fred M. Butler]] |successor2 = [[Olin M. Jeffords]] |office3 = Chief Judge of the [[Judiciary of Vermont#Superior courts|Vermont Superior Court]] |term_start3 = April, 1926 |term_end3 = October, 1926 |predecessor3 = [[Frank L. Fish]] |successor3 = [[Harrie B. Chase]] |office4 = Judge of the Vermont Superior Court |term_start4 = February, 1919 |term_end4 = October, 1926 |predecessor4 = [[Eleazer L. Waterman]] |successor4 = [[John S. Buttles]] |office5 = Member of the [[Vermont Senate]] from [[Chittenden County, Vermont|Chittenden County]] |term_start5 = January, 1919 |term_end5 = February, 1919 |alongside5 = Frank Slater Jackson, Henry W. Tracy, Martin S. Vilas |predecessor5 = [[Donly C. Hawley]], Heman Holmes Wheeler, [[Martin S. Vilas]], Hamilton S. Peck |successor5 = William B. McKillip |birth_date = {{Birth date|1876|06|10}} |birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]] |death_date = {{Death date and age|1964|06|16|1876|06|10}} |death_place = [[Burlington, Vermont]] |resting_place = Moulton Cemetery<br/>[[Randolph, Vermont]] |party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] |spouse = Stella Platt (m. 1906-1949, his death) |children = 1 |education = [[Dartmouth College]]<br/>[[Harvard Law School]] |occupation = Attorney<br/>Judge }} '''Sherman R. Moulton''' (June 10, 1876 – June 16, 1949) was a Vermont attorney and judge. He is most notable for his service as an associate justice of the [[Vermont Supreme Court]] (1926-1939) and as Chief Justice (1939-1949). ==Early life== Sherman Roberts Moulton was born in [[New York City]] on June 10, 1876, the son of Annie Jane Roberts and Clarence Freeman Moulton.{{sfn|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''|page=272}} He was raised in [[Randolph, Vermont]], and graduated from Randolph High School.{{sfn|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''|page=272}} Moulton was an 1898 graduate of [[Dartmouth College]], and in 1901 he received his [[Bachelor of Laws|LL.B.]] from [[Harvard Law School]].{{sfn|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''|page=272}} He completed his legal training with attorney Joseph D. Denison of Randolph, and attained admission to the bar in October 1901.{{sfn|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''|page=272}} ==Start of career== Moulton was an attorney for the Rutland Railroad from 1902 to 1903, and then worked as an associate at the Townsend & Avery firm in New York City.{{sfn|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''|page=272}} In 1910, Moulton was one of the founding partners of Cowles, Moulton, & Stearns, a law firm located in [[Burlington, Vermont]].{{sfn|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''|page=272}} He left the firm in 1912, and established a Burlington office in which he was the principal.{{sfn|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''|page=272}} Moulton was active in politics as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]; he was a member of the Burlington Republican Committee from 1910 to 1912, and was chairman beginning in 1911.{{sfn|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''|page=272}} From 1911 to 1913, and again from 1915 to 1916, he served as Burlington's grand juror, responsible for pursuing prosecutions in the city court.{{sfn|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''|page=272}}{{sfn|''Vermont, Its Government''|page=16}} ==Continued career== From 1915 to 1917, Moulton was executive clerk and legal advisor to Governor [[Charles W. Gates]].{{sfn|''Vermont, Its Government''|page=16}} During [[World War I]], Moulton served as a member of Vermont's Public Safety Committee, the body formed to coordinate the state government's wartime planning and actions.{{sfn|''Vermont, Its Government''|page=16}} In 1918, Moulton was elected to the [[Vermont Senate]], and he served in January, 1919.{{sfn|''Vermont, Its Government''|page=16}} In addition, he served as reporter of decisions for the [[Vermont Supreme Court]]. ==Judicial career== In February, 1919, Moulton was appointed as a judge of the Vermont Superior Court, succeeding [[Eleazer L. Waterman]].{{sfn|''Vermont, Its Government''|page=16}}{{sfn|"Moulton Elected Superior Judge"|page=7}} He served until 1926 and advanced through seniority to chief judge. In October 1926, he succeeded [[Fred M. Butler]] as an associate justice of the [[Vermont Supreme Court]].{{sfn|"Moulton Now on Supreme Bench"|page=1}} In July 1938, Moulton was appointed as chief justice of the state Supreme Court, succeeding [[George M. Powers]].{{sfn|"Sherman R. Moulton Made Chief Justice"|page=2}} He was succeeded as an associate justice by [[Olin M. Jeffords]].{{sfn|"Olin M. Jeffords Elevated"|page=2}} Moulton served as chief justice until retiring in February 1949.{{sfn|"Chief Justice Sherman Moulton Resigns"|page=17}} He was succeeded as chief justice by associate justice [[John C. Sherburne]].{{sfn|"John C. Sherburne Elected Chief Justice of Vt."|page=1}} ==Death and burial== Moulton died in Burlington on June 16, 1949.{{sfn|"Former Chief Justice Moulton Dies Suddenly"|page=1}} He was buried at Moulton Cemetery in Randolph.{{sfn|"Final Tribute Paid to leading Vt. Jurist"|page=5}} ==Honors== Moulton received the [[honorary degree]] of [[Legum Doctor|LL.D.]] from [[Boston University]] in 1941, and an honorary [[Doctor of Civil Law|D.C.L.]] from the [[University of Vermont]] in 1945.{{sfn|''Who's Who in America''|page=274}} ==Family== In 1906, Moulton married Stella Platt (1880-1966) of Burlington.{{sfn|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''|page=272}}{{sfn|"Funerals Arranged: Mrs. Stella P. Moulton"|page=19}} They were the parents of a son, Horace (1907-1991), who became a successful corporate attorney.{{sfn|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''|page=272}}{{sfn|"Horace P. Moulton, 83, Ex-A.T.& T. Counsel"}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==Sources== ===Books=== *{{cite book |last=Bigelow |first=Walter J. |date=1919 |title=Vermont, Its Government |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x0kjAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA16 |location=Montpelier, VT |publisher=Historical Publishing Company |ref={{sfnRef|''Vermont, Its Government''}}}} *{{cite book |last=Dodge |first=Prentiss Cutler |date=1912 |title=Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_tt2_3hTQxFMC |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_tt2_3hTQxFMC/page/n309 272] |location=Burlington, VT |publisher=Ullery Publishing Company |ref={{sfnRef|''Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography''}}}} *{{cite book |last=Marquis |first=Albert N. |date=1948 |title=Who's Who in America |volume=9-10 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=paYSAAAAIAAJ&q=%22D.C.L%22+vermont |location=Chicago, IL |publisher=A. N. Marquis |ref={{sfnRef|''Who's Who in America''}}}} ===Newspapers=== *{{cite news |date=January 30, 1919 |title=Moulton Elected Superior Judge |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/194813755/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Moulton Elected Superior Judge"}}}} *{{cite news |date=October 22, 1926 |title=Moulton Now on Supreme Bench |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/197350305/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Moulton Now on Supreme Bench"}}}} *{{cite news |date=July 9, 1938 |title=Sherman R. Moulton Made Chief Justice |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/203253210/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Sherman R. Moulton Made Chief Justice"}}}} *{{cite news |date=September 24, 1938 |title=Olin M. Jeffords Elevated |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/203258617/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Olin M. Jeffords Elevated"}}}} *{{cite news |date=February 25, 1949 |title=Chief Justice Sherman Moulton Resigns After 22 Years on Supreme Court Bench |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/198190479/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Chief Justice Sherman Moulton Resigns"}}}} *{{cite news |date=April 2, 1949 |title=John C. Sherburne Elected Chief Justice of Vt. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/198006560/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"John C. Sherburne Elected Chief Justice of Vt."}}}} *{{cite news |date=June 17, 1949 |title=Former Chief Justice Moulton Dies Suddenly |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/198495046/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Former Chief Justice Moulton Dies Suddenly"}}}} *{{cite news |date=June 20, 1949 |title=Final Tribute Paid to leading Vt. Jurist |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/198498781/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Final Tribute Paid to leading Vt. Jurist"}}}} *{{cite news |date=August 5, 1966 |title=Funerals Arranged: Mrs. Stella P. Moulton |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/200257336/ |work=Burlington Free Press |location=Burlington, VT |url-access=subscription |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |ref={{sfnRef|"Funerals Arranged: Mrs. Stella P. Moulton"}}}} *{{cite news |date=June 20, 1991 |title=Horace P. Moulton, 83, Ex-A.T.& T. Counsel |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/06/20/obituaries/horace-p-moulton-83-ex-at-t-counsel.html |work=New York Times |location=New York, NY |ref={{sfnRef|"Horace P. Moulton, 83, Ex-A.T.& T. Counsel"}}}} ==External links== *{{Find a Grave|106663581}} {{s-start}} {{s-off}} {{succession box |title=[[List of justices of the Vermont Supreme Court|Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court]] |before=[[Fred M. Butler]] |after=[[Olin M. Jeffords]] |years=1926–1938}} {{succession box |title=[[List of justices of the Vermont Supreme Court|Chief Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court]] |before=[[George M. Powers]] |after=[[John C. Sherburne]] |years=1938–1949}} {{s-end}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Moulton, Sherman R.}} [[Category:1876 births]] [[Category:1949 deaths]] [[Category:People from Randolph, Vermont]] [[Category:People from Burlington, Vermont]] [[Category:Dartmouth College alumni]] [[Category:Harvard Law School alumni]] [[Category:Vermont Republicans]] [[Category:Vermont lawyers]] [[Category:Vermont state senators]] [[Category:Chief Justices of the Vermont Supreme Court]] [[Category:Burials in Vermont]]'