Abe W. Turner (April 26, 1893 – May 25, 1947)[1][2][3] was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1944 to 1946.[4]
Abe W. Turner | |
|---|---|
| Justice pro tempore of the Utah Supreme Court | |
| In office March 14, 1944 – February 18, 1946 | |
| Governor | J. Bracken Lee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 26, 1893 Heber City, Utah, United States |
| Died | May 25, 1947 (aged 54) |
Born in Heber City, Utah, Turner attended the University of Utah and received a degree from Georgetown University in 1916,[1][2] gaining admission to the Utah State Bar on October 9, 1916.[3] He was in private practice until 1931, when he became City Attorney of Provo. In 1932, he was elected to a seat on the Fourth Judicial District, thereafter winning reelection in 1936 and 1940.[3]
On March 14, 1944, Governor J. Bracken Lee named Turner a justice pro tempore of the Supreme Court of Utah, where Turner remained until February 18, 1946.[3]
After leaving the court, Turner resumed private practice in Provo, Utah, until his death at the age of 54.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Abe W. Turner, Former Utah Court Justice, Dies Suddenly", The Daily Herald (May 26, 1947), p. 2.
- ^ a b "Death of Judge Abe Turner, Former Supreme Justice", The Salt Lake Tribune (May 27, 1947), p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e "Abe W. Turner", The Utah Bar Bulletin, Volume 18 (1948), p. 150.
- ^ Stephen W. Julien, "The Utah State Supreme Court and Its Justices, 1896-1976", 44 Utah Hist. Q. 267, 280-81 (1976).
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