Jesse Addison Udall

Jesse Addison Udall
Arizona Legislature
In office 1931–1938
Arizona Supreme Court
In office 1960–1972
Preceded by	Levi Stewart Udall
Succeeded by	William A. Holohan
Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
Succeeded by	Lorna E. Lockwood
Personal details
Born	June 24, 1893(1893-06-24) Eagar, Arizona
Died	April 18, 1980(1980-04-18) (aged 86) Phoenix, Arizona
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lela Lee, Lillian Cluff Jenkins

Jesse Addison Udall (June 24, 1893 – April 18, 1980) was a member of the Udall political family who served as chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court.

Udall was born and raised in Arizona, he was the son of David King Udall and Ida Frances (Hunt) Udall. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in the Arizona National Guard and was a veteran of both World War I and World War II and graduated from the University of Arizona Law School in 1924.

From 1931-38, he was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives. He later served as a judge of the Arizona Superior Court from Graham County. From 1960-72 he served as a Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, succeeding his brother Levi Stewart Udall in that position. In 1964 and 1969, he was Chief Justice. He died in Phoenix in 1980.

Legacy

Udall (right) and Arizona Governor George W.P. Hunt, 1916.

His grandson, Gordon Harold Smith was a U.S. Senator from Oregon.

External links

• Jesse Addison Udall collection at the University of Arizona
• Biography at the Political Graveyard

Legal offices
Preceded by Levi Stewart Udall	Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1960–1972	Succeeded by William A. Holohan
Preceded by Charles C. Bernstein	Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1964	Succeeded by Lorna E. Lockwood
Preceded by Ernest W. McFarland	Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1969	Succeeded by Lorna E. Lockwood

Persondata
Name	Udall, Jesse Addison
Alternative names
Short description	American politician
Date of birth	June 24, 1893
Place of birth	Eagar, Arizona
Date of death	April 18, 1980
Place of death	Phoenix, Arizona