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Draft:John Taylor Adams (judge)

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John Taylor Adams, Colorado Supreme Court campaign ad, 1924

John Taylor Adams (December 25, 1873 – May 13, 1942)[1][2] was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1925 to 1935.

In 1904, Adams became the first resident attorney of Windsor, Colorado.[3]

"Adams engaged in law practice at Alamosa after leaving here, and was elected to the state supreme court, where he served several years. He became chief justice of that body".[3]

In 1940, Adams and colleague S. Harrison White received back pension payments for their time on the court, after successfully suing for entitlement to these.[4]

State Historical and Natural History Society of Colorado, History of Colorado, Volume 4 (1927), p. 617-18.

[more in History of Colorado source]

References

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  1. ^ "John Adams, Former State Justice, is Dead", Fort Collins Coloradoan (May 14, 1942), p. 8.
  2. ^ "Former Justice Dies", The Helena Independent-Record (May 15, 1942), p. 6.
  3. ^ a b "Windsor's Golden Jubilee", Windsor Beacon (June 27, 1940), p. 6.
  4. ^ "Justices Get Back Pensions", The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (October 10, 1940), p. 5.


Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
1925–1935
Succeeded by


Category:1873 births Category:1942 deaths Category:Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court


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