Draft:John Campbell (judge)

John Campbell (September 13, 1853 – January 1, 1938)^[1] was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1895 to 1913, and again from 1922 to 1927.

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Born, Monroe County, Indiana; graduate State University of Iowa; married Harriet J. Parker, June 28, Iowa City; admitted Iowa Bar, 1879; Colorado, January, 1880; City Attorney, Colorado Springs, 1880 to 1882; El Paso County Attorney, 1883 to 1885; both branches Legislature, 1885 to 1889; District Judge, 1889–95; Supreme Judge, 1895 to 1913, being Chief Justice more than eight years; trustee Colorado College; Dean Emeritus, Colorado University; member Denver Public Library Commission.^[2]

In May 1922, following the death of Justice Morton Shelley Bailey earlier that year, Governor Oliver Henry Shoup appointed Campbell to the seat.^[3] Campbell was then elected in November of that year to serve out the remainder of Bailey's term.

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^ "Justice Dead; Member High Court Dies In Denver", The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (January 1, 1938), p. 1.
^ D. F. Stackelbeck, Bench & Bar of Colorado (1917), p. 95.
^ "John C. Campbell Is To Be State Justice", The Fort Collins Express (May 21, 1922), p. 12.

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Preceded by [[]] Morton Shelley Bailey	Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court 1895–1913 1922–1927	Succeeded by [[]] [[]]

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[Sentinel_obit-1] "Justice Dead; Member High Court Dies In Denver", The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (January 1, 1938), p. 1.

[Stackelbeck-2] D. F. Stackelbeck, Bench & Bar of Colorado (1917), p. 95.

[3] "John C. Campbell Is To Be State Justice", The Fort Collins Express (May 21, 1922), p. 12.

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