Evo Anton DeConcini

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AliasesEvo A. DeConciniEvo DeConciniJustice DeConciniAttorney DeConciniBirth 1901-03-25Death1986-05-20BirthplaceIron Mountain, MichiganFamily RelationsDennis Webster DeConciniAffiliationsUniversity of ArizonaDemocratic PartyCatholicOccupationsAttorneyArizona Attorney GeneralJustice of the Arizona Supreme CourtPima County JudgeReal Estate DeveloperPlace of ResidenceTucson, ArizonaBiographical NoteThe DeConcini family moved to Tucson in 1920, but Evo stayed in Wisconsin to attend law school. In February 1921, his father died in a car accident and Evo moved to Tucson to take over the properties his father had owned.

In 1932, he obtained his law degree from the University of Arizona. He served on the Arizona Colorado River Commission and was appointed to the Arizona Board of Regents in 1941. He was Arizona's Attorney General from 1948 to 1949. He was appointed to the Arizona Supreme Court in 1949 and served until 1953.

From 1966 until his death in 1986, DeConcini worked as attorney for with DeConcini McDonald Brammer Yetwin & Lacy in Tucson. He died from heart disease in a Tucson hospital and is buried in Holy Hope Cemetery.

He is the father of Arizona Senator Dennis DeConcini. The Evo A. DeConcini U.S. Courthouse in Tucson is named for DeConcini.More InformationWikipediaEvo DeConcini left a rich legacy

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Douglas Daily Dispatch, 1941-01-21

Douglas Daily Dispatch, 1941-01-22

La Tribuna Italiana, 1966-10

Nogales International, 1938-08-13

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Arizona Supreme Court in session in Phoenix

Evo DeConcini a judge in Tucson

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Arizona Builder and Contractor, 1950-04

Tucson, 1936-08

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Attorney General Opinions, 1947-1949, Evo Anton DeConcini

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Evo Anton DeConcini