Jesse Addison Udall

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Jesse Addison Udall

Arizona Legislature 1931-1938 Arizona Supreme Court 1960-1972 Chief Justice Arizona Supreme Court 1964,1969
In office 1960-1972

Born	June 24, 1893(1893-06-24) Eagar, Arizona
Died	April 18, 1980 (aged 86) Phoenix, Arizona
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lela Lee

Jesse Addison Udall (June 24, 1893 – April 18, 1980) was a chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. He was also a member of the Udall political family.

Udall was born and raised in Arizona, he was the son of David King Udall and Ida Frances (Hunt) Udall. 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.

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His grandson, Gordon Harold Smith is a U.S. Senator from Oregon.

Udall (right) and Arizona Governor George W.P. Hunt, 1916.

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Preceded by Levi Stewart Udall	Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1960–1972	Succeeded by William A. Holohan
Preceded by Charles C. Bernstein	Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1964	Succeeded by Lorna E. Lockwood
Preceded by Ernest W. McFarland	Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court 1969	Succeeded by Lorna E. Lockwood