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David W. Moffat (March 26, 1870 – March 4, 1944)[1][2] was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1933 until his death in 1944, serving as chief justice from 1939 to 1943.
Early life, education, and career[edit]
Born in Salt Lake City, Utah,[2][3] Moffat was raised on a ranch in Rich County, Utah, entering the University of Utah in 1891.[3] After receiving his undergraduate degree, he taught school in Salt Lake County, Utah, and worked as a surveyor while studying law.[3] He entered the University of Chicago Law School in 1904,[3] where he met and became friends with Elias Hansen, who also went on to serve on the Utah Supreme Court.[4] Moffat entered the practice of law in Murray, Utah, serving thereafter as city attorney for Murray and Midvale, and "gaining prominence as a counsel in irrigation water cases of the west".[1]
Judicial service[edit]
In 1928, Moffat ran for election to a seat on the Utah third judicial district, to which he was elected, serving there until 1932.[1][3]
He was first elected to that post in 1932. reelected in 1942 and from 1939 to 1943 served as chief justice.[1]
(more in obit)
In 1832, Moffat was elected to a seat on the state supreme court,[1] succeeding James W. Cherry, who had declined to run for reelection.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "David W. Moffat Dies, Victim of Heart Attack", The Salt Lake Tribune (March 6, 1944), p. 1.
- ^ a b "Judge David W. Moffat Dies of Heart Attack at 73", Murray Eagle (March 9, 1944), p. 1.
- ^ a b c d e "Fine Array of Legal Talent Facing Voters: David W. Moffat", The Utah Statesman (September 14, 1928), p. 2.
- ^ William H. Folland, "Tribute to Chief Justice Elias Hansen", 6 Utah Bar Bulletin (Annual Meeting) 47 (1936).
- ^ Stephen W. Julien, "The Utah State Supreme Court and Its Justices, 1896-1976", 44 Utah Hist. Q. 267, 280-82 (1976).
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