Lucien Shaw

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Lucien Shaw (March 1, 1845 - March 19, 1933) was the 18th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of California and a prominent Republican politician in California during the early 20th Century. Shaw worked as a judge on the Superior court of California from 1889 to 1902, and as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of California from 1903 until he was promoted to the position of Chief Justice in 1921. After Shaw retired from the court, he joined the Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Company's Board of Directors.

Justice Shaw resided in Hermosa Beach, California, and away on March 19, 1933 in Glendale, California. Shaw's son, Hartley, was a judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court.

Preceded by Frank M. Angellotti

Chief Justice of the California Supreme Court 1921 – 1923

Succeeded by Curtis Dwight Wilbur

[edit] External links

• Article discussing Lucien Shaw in Met News
• Points of Interest in Hermosa Beach