John Wilson Ross (November 1863 – June 30, 1945) was a justice of the
Supreme Court of Arizona from November 13, 1918 to January 6, 1919. At 8 weeks, Ross served the shortest tenure in the court's history while his brother,
Henry D. Ross
Henry Davis Ross (September 12, 1861February 9, 1945) was an American jurist and politician. Before his election to the Arizona Supreme Court, he served as county attorney for both Coconino and Yavapai counties as well as a member of the Arizona ...
, served the longest.
Ross was appointed by Governor
George W. P. Hunt
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to replace outgoing Justice
Alfred Franklin
Alfred Morrison Franklin (September 30, 1871 – after 1948) was an American jurist and politician. He was the first chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court and served as a member of Arizona's 1910 constitutional convention.
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, who'd been defeated in the 1918
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Albert C. Baker. Franklin resigned before the end of his term to take a position as Collector of Internal Revenue for the Arizona–New Mexico District.
Ross later served in the
9th Arizona State Legislature
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, representing
Cochise County
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.
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References
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Justices of the Arizona Supreme Court
1863 births
1945 deaths
People from Berryville, Arkansas
Democratic Party Arizona state senators