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Ralph J. Anderson
Ralph Justin Anderson (October 17, 1888 – August 8, 1962) was a justice of the Montana Supreme Court from 1933 to 1938. Born in Kinderhook, Illinois, Anderson received his law degree from the University of Colorado in 1912, and later that year moved to Lewistown, Montana. Anderson was elected to the Montana House of Representatives for Fergus County, Montana, in 1914, and in 1917 was appointed deputy County Attorney for Fergus County. During World War I, he was called to duty in the United States Army on June 30, 1918, and was sent to Vancouver Barracks, Washington.Form No. 724-1½, Adjutant General's Office, A.G.O. for Anderson, Ralph J, Army serial number 3,415,887, available in the "Montana, U.S., Military Records, 1904-1918" collection on Ancestry.com. He was in the 25th Company Casual Company, Casual Detachment Signal C for about 5 weeks, the 15th Company Casual Detachment Spruce Production Division for 1 month, and the 144th Spruce Squadron in Joyce, Washington until his di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montana Supreme Court
The Montana Supreme Court is the supreme court, highest court of the state court system in the U.S. state of Montana. It is established and its powers defined by Article VII of the 1972 Montana Constitution. It is primarily an appellate court which reviews civil and criminal decisions of Montana's trial courts of general jurisdiction and certain specialized legislative courts, only having original jurisdiction in a limited number of actions. The court's Chief Justice and six Associate Justices are elected by non-partisan, popular elections. The Montana Supreme Court meets in the Joseph P. Mazurek Building in Helena, Montana, the state's capital, an international style (architecture), international style building completed in 1982 and named in the honor of former Montana Attorney General, Joseph P. Mazurek. History Montana Territorial Supreme Court On May 26, 1864, the United States Congress passed the Organic Act, which formed the Montana Territory and established the Territo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
