George Moellring (November 14, 1878 – May 31, 1935) was a justice of the

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from December 1, 1933, to the end of 1934.North Dakota Supreme Court Justices page for George Moellring
Born in

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, Moellring studied law at Chaddock College of Law and Highland Park College, gaining

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in 1901. He moved to North Dakota the following year and in 1920 was elected to a seat on the District Court for the Fifth Judicial District, and was thereafter reelected to the seat. On December 1, 1933, he was appointed by Governor

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to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the resignation of Justice Luther E. Birdzell. Moellring failed to win re-election to a full term in the 1934 election, and died the following year at the age of 56.

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Justices of the North Dakota Supreme Court 1878 births 1935 deaths {{NorthDakota-state-judge-stub