Arthur Thornton LaPrade

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AliasesArthur T. LaPradeArthur LaPradeAttorney LaPradeAttorney General LaPradeJudge LaPradeChief Justice LaPradeBirth 1895-03-03Death1957-06-30BirthplaceWinslow, ArizonaAffiliationsDemocratic PartyUnited States ArmyNorthern Arizona UniversityOccupationsMaricopa County AttorneyChief Justice of the Arizona Supreme CourtArizona Attorney GeneralPlace of ResidenceWinslow, ArizonaBiographical NoteBorn and raised in Winslow, Arizona, LaPrade obtained his law degree at the University of California-Berkeley. He served in the Army during World War I and moved to Phoenix in 1920 where he served in the Maricopa County Attorney's Office. He was elected Arizona Attorney General in 1933 and served for 2 years, overseeing the Winnie Ruth Judd trial. He was later appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court and became Chief Justice. He served the Arizona Supreme Court from 1945 until his death.

He died in his sleep from a heart attack on June 30, 1957 and is buried in Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary & Cemetery.More InformationWikipedia

Newspaper

Arizona Sun, 1947-02-14

Douglas Daily Dispatch, 1926-08-13

Douglas Daily Dispatch, 1933-03-16

El Machete, 1944-07-21

El Sol, 1942-07-03

Nogales International, 1932-04-23

The Question Mark, 1938-07-16

The St. Johns Herald, 1933-11-16

The St. Johns Observer, 1926-07-03

The Winslow Mail, 1914-08-15

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Arizona Supreme Court in session in Phoenix

Judge Arthur T. LaPrade

Members of the 1955 Arizona Supreme Court, taken in Phoenix

Periodical

Arizona Builder and Contractor, 1944-08

Arizona the State Magazine and The Pathfinder, 1922-08/09

Subcollection

Arthur T. LaPrade, Attorney General Opinions, 1933-1935

CollectionArizona Research TopicsSubcollectionArthur T. LaPrade, Attorney General Opinions, 1933-1935AgencyArizona Attorney General's OfficeArizona Supreme CourtEventWinnie Ruth Judd TrialPlaceWinslow

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Arthur Thornton LaPrade