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Draft:James E. Garrigues

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James Edward Garrigues (October 6, 1852 – February 2, 1946)[1] was an associate justice of the Colorado Supreme Court from 1910 to 1921.

Born in Dearborn County, Indiana, Garrigues attended Moores Hill College.[2]

He moved to Greeley in 1883. He was elected district attorney at Greeley in 1888 and served for six years. He served on the district bench in Weld county from 1903 to 1906, thereafter moving to Denver. He was elected to the supreme court in 1910. serving a full 10 year term.[1]

Married Alice Roberts, Greeley, Colorado, 1911; admitted to Iowa Bar, 1878; Colorado Bar, 1883; District Attorney, Eighth District, 1888 to 1894; again, 1903; District Judge for term of six years; Justice of the Supreme Court since 1911.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "James E. Garrigues, Former Colorado Justice, Dies Today, The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel (February 2, 1946), p. 3.
  2. ^ a b D. F. Stackelbeck, Bench & Bar of Colorado (1917), p. 58.


Political offices
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Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court
1910–1921
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Category:1852 births Category:1946 deaths Category:Justices of the Colorado Supreme Court


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