James H. Hudson

James Hudson
Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court
In office
November 20, 1933 – August 21, 1947
Appointed byLouis J. Brann
Personal details
Born(1878-03-21)March 21, 1878
DiedAugust 21, 1947(1947-08-21) (aged 69)
Alma materColby College
Harvard Law School

James Henry Hudson (March 21, 1878 – August 21, 1947)[1][2] was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from November 20, 1933, to August 21, 1947.[3]

Background

Born in Guilford, Hudson was admitted to the Maine State Bar in 1903,[2] and entered into private practice in partnership with his father. Hudson was a Piscataquis county attorney from 1913 to 1919. He then served as a Maine probate judge until his appointment to the state supreme court in 1933.[4]

Hudson had a heart attack on August 18, 1947, and died at the Augusta General Hospital.[4]

References

  1. ^ Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, January 1, 1949 to December 31, 1949 (PDF). 1951. p. 394.
  2. ^ a b James Clark Fifiel, The American Bar (1918), p. 268.
  3. ^ Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices.
  4. ^ a b "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Hudson". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.