Randolph A. Weatherbee (December 9, 1907 – May 20, 1976) [1] was an American lawyer and judge who served as the 80th Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Court from December 21, 1966 until his death on May 20, 1976. [2] [3] [4]
Biography
Born in Portland, Weatherbee graduated from Bates College, in Lewiston, Maine with a Bachelor of Arts in 1932, [1] [5] and received his J.D. from Cornell Law School, [1] gaining admission to the bar in Maine in 1937. [6] A Republican, he served three terms in the Maine House of Representatives, where he chaired the judiciary committee, [6] and "championed a state lottery bill and he won passage of a measure which reformed professional boxing" in the state. [1] In 1940, he was elected county attorney for Penobscot County, Maine, [1] an din 1943 he declared his candidacy for the office of judge of probate for the county. [6]
In 1966, Governor John H. Reed elevated Weatherbee to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the resignation of Abraham M. Rudman. [1] Weatherbee was reappointed in 1973. [1]
Weatherbee and his wife, Barbara, had one son and one daughter. [1]
Weatherbee died in a Bangor, Maine, hospital following a heart attack at the age of 68. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i " Justice Weatherbee Dies at 68", The Lewiston Daily Sun (May 21, 1976), p. 2.
- ^ "Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices | Maine State Legislature". legislature.maine.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "State of Maine (via Public) / Judge Powers Sworn in as Active Retired District Court Judge". www.publicnow.com. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- ^ "The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009". Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library. Retrieved December 22, 2019.
- ^ "Bates College alumni".
- ^ a b c " Weatherbee a Candidate for Judge of Probate", The Bangor Daily News (November 24, 1943), p. 9.