Jesse Addison Udall

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.

Jesse Addison Udall
Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
In office January 1964 – December 1964
Preceded by	Charles C. Bernstein
Succeeded by	Lorna E. Lockwood
Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court
In office 1960–1972
Preceded by	Levi Stewart Udall
Succeeded by	William A. Holohan
Arizona Legislature
In office 1931–1938
Personal details
Born	June 24, 1893 Eagar, Territory of Arizona
Died	April 18, 1980 (aged 86) Phoenix, Arizona
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Lela Lee, Lillian Cluff Jenkins
Children	6

Udall was born and raised in Arizona, he was the son of David King Udall and Ida Frances (Hunt) Udall and was named after Jesse Nathaniel Smith and Addison Pratt, his great-grandfather. 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 H. Smith was a U.S. Senator from Oregon. His grandson Jesse Udall is the husband of Michelle Udall.

External links

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