Marion Jones Callister (June 6, 1921 – June 24, 1997) was an American attorney and jurist who served as a judge of the

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Early life and education

Born in

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, Callister graduated from

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in 1939. He in the

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during

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, from 1944 to 1946. He received a

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from the

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in 1950 and a

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from the

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at the University of Utah in 1951.

Career

Callister returned to Idaho and was an assistant

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attorney in

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from 1951 to 1952, and an

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from 1953 to 1957. He was in private practice in Boise from 1958 to 1969, was a state district judge from 1970 to 1975, and became the

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for Idaho

Federal judicial service

On July 19, 1976, Callister was nominated by

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to a seat on the

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vacated by Judge

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. Callister was confirmed by the

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on August 26, and received his commission on September 1, 1976. Callister served as Chief Judge from 1981 to 1988, and assumed

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at age 68 on June 6, 1989. He served in that capacity for eight years, until his death in 1997 in Boise.

Personal life

Callister was a member of

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. As a young man, he served as a

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: he was later

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of the Boise 3rd Ward, counselor in and then president of the Boise West

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, and a regional representative Callister is buried at Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.

References

Sources

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