Jesse Addison Udall was a member of the Udall political family

Udall family

The Udall family is a U.S. political family rooted in the American West. Its role in politics spans over 100 years and four generations. Udall politicians have been elected from four different states: Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oregon...

 who served as chief justice of the Arizona Supreme Court

Arizona Supreme Court

The Arizona Supreme Court is the state supreme court of the U.S. state of Arizona. It consists of a Chief Justice, a Vice Chief Justice, and three associate justices. Each justice is appointed by the governor of Arizona from a list recommended by a bipartisan commission. Justices stand for...

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Udall was born and raised in Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

, he was the son of David King Udall

David King Udall

David King Udall, Sr. was a representative to the Arizona Territorial Legislature and the founder of the Udall political family. His great-grandsons Mark and Tom currently represent the Colorado and New Mexico in the United States Senate, respectively.-Childhood years:David King Udall was born in...

 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

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 and World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and graduated from the University of Arizona

University of Arizona

The University of Arizona is a land-grant and space-grant public institution of higher education and research located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The University of Arizona was the first university in the state of Arizona, founded in 1885...

 Law School in 1924.

From 1931-38, he was a member of the Arizona House of Representatives

Arizona House of Representatives

The Arizona House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. Its members are elected to two-year terms with a term limit of four consecutive terms...

. He later served as a judge of the Arizona Superior Court from Graham County

Graham County, Arizona

-2010:Whereas according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau:*72.1% White*1.8% Black*14.4% Native American*0.5% Asian*0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander*2.8% Two or more races*8.3% Other races*30.4% Hispanic or Latino -2000:...

. From 1960-72 he served as a Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court, succeeding his brother Levi Stewart Udall

Levi Stewart Udall

Levi Stewart Udall was a U.S. lawyer who served as Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme Court. He was a member of the Udall political family....

 in that position. In 1964 and 1969, he was Chief Justice. He died in Phoenix in 1980.

Legacy

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

External links

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