Warren W. Tolman (December 8, 1861 – May 15, 1940)Warren Tolman Dies In Spokane"
''The Olympian'' (May 16, 1940), p. 1. was a justice of the

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from 1918 to 1937. Born in

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, Tolman received a law degree from

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in 1888. He moved to Washington in 1892, and served in the

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from 1901 to 1905.W. W. Tolman to Supreme Bench
, ''The Spokesman-Review'' (May 12, 1918), p. 1-2. He ran unsuccessfully for a seat on the supreme court in 1906 and 1910. In 1914, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for a seat in the United States Congress. On May 11, 1918, Governor

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jointly appointed Tolman and John R. Mitchell to vacant seats on the court.Governor Picks Two Justices
, ''Salem Statesman Journal'' (May 12, 1918), p. 1. Tolman was chief justice from 1925 to 1926, and from 1931 to 1932. Tolman resigned from the court in 1937 due to failing health. Tolman and his wife Maude had one daughter and one son. Tolman died at his home in Spokane at the age of 79.

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