| George H. Burnett | |
 Burnett in 1903 |
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21st Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
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| In office 1921-1923 – 1927-1927 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas A. McBride |
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| Succeeded by | Thomas A. The Oregon Supreme Court ( OSC) is the highest State court in the U Thomas Allen McBride ( November 15 1847 - September 9 1930) was an American attorney and judge in Oregon. McBride, John L. Rand |
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41st Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
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| In office 1911 – 1927 |
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| Preceded by | Woodson T. Slater |
| Succeeded by | George Rossman |
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| Born | May 9, 1853 Yamhill County, Oregon  |
| Died | September 10, 1927 Salem, Oregon |
| Spouse | Marian Belt (d. John Langdon Rand ( October 28 1861 - November 19 1942) was a U The Oregon Supreme Court ( OSC) is the highest State court in the U Woodson Taylor Slater (1858-1928 was an American attorney and jurist in Oregon. George Rossman ( March 8 1885 - March 11 1967) was an American lawyer and judge Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Yamhill County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Salem (ˈseɪləm is the Capital of the US state of Oregon, and the County seat of Marion County. 1924), Frances Wise |
George Henry Burnett (May 9, 1853- September 10, 1927) was an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. He was the 21st Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court serving twice as chief first in 1921 to 1923, and then in 1927 when he died in office. The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English The Oregon Supreme Court ( OSC) is the highest State court in the U Overall he served on Oregon’s highest court from 1911 until 1927. Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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Early life
George Burnett was born in Yamhill County, Oregon on May 9, 1853, as the son of George W. Yamhill County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 1853 ( MDCCCLIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common and Sidney Younger. [1] His parents had immigrated to Oregon over the Oregon Trail in 1846. Pioneers traveled across the Oregon Trail, one of the main overland migration routes on the North American Continent, in wagons in order to settle new parts of the [2] George junior attended public schools in Yamhill County before starting his college education at McMinnville College where he attended until 1871. Linfield College is a private four-year undergraduate liberal arts and sciences college located in McMinnville, Oregon, United States, with a campus [2] He then enrolled at Christian College in Monmouth, Oregon where he graduated with a bachelor’s degree of arts in June of 1873. Western Oregon University (WOU is a public Liberal arts college located in Monmouth Oregon, United States. Monmouth (ˈmɒnməθ is a city in Polk County, Oregon, United States. [3] Burnett then moved to Salem, Oregon and began learning the law in 1873 from Rufus Mallory and J. Salem (ˈseɪləm is the Capital of the US state of Oregon, and the County seat of Marion County. J. Shaw at their law practice. [2] In December of 1875 he was admitted to the Oregon bar. [3]
Legal career
Then in June of 1876 Burnett was elected as district attorney for Oregon’s third judicial district, serving until 1878. [3] From that year until 1886 he partnered with Shaw before opening his own practice where he worked from 1886 until 1892. [2] In 1892, he was elected to the circuit court for the third district of Oregon where he stayed until 1910. [2] During this time he was also a professor of medical jurisprudence at the Willamette University College of Medicine. Willamette University College of Medicine is a defunct school of medicine that was part of Willamette University. [4][5]
In 1910, George Burnett was elected to the Oregon Supreme Court to a new position when the court was expanded from three to five justices. [6] He re-elected in 1916 and 1922. [6] He served as Chief Justice of the state’s high court from 1921 to 1923, and again in 1927 until his death on September 10, 1927. [6] His nephew Harry H. Belt served with him on the court starting in 1925, whom George had taught the law too. Harry Hackleman Belt ( November 24 1883 - April 6 1950) was an American educator lawyer and judge in the state of Oregon [3]
Family
George married Marian Belt in 1879. She died in 1924, and he re-married in 1925 to Frances Wise.
References
- ^ Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.
- ^ a b c d e In Memoriam. Oregon Supreme Court Journal, October 18, 1927. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Retrieved on January 18, 2008. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
- ^ a b c d Yamhill County District Court Judges
- ^ Wallulah. Willamette University, 1905, Vol. 2
- ^ Wallulah. Willamette University, 1903, Vol. 1
- ^ a b c Oregon Blue Book: Supreme Court Justices of Oregon. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 18, 2008. Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
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