George M. Joseph

George Manley Joseph (1930–2003) was the chief judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals from 1981 to 1992.^[1] He graduated from Reed College and the University of Chicago Law School,^[2] and practiced law in the U.S. state of Oregon, representing business and corporate clients,^[3] until Governor Robert W. Straub appointed him to the bench in 1977. He was named Chief Judge of the Oregon Court of Appeals in 1981.^[4]

Career outside the law

Joseph served as a faculty member at a number of law schools and as a trustee of Reed.

Personal life

Joseph's grandfather was noted attorney, state senator, and gubernatorial nominee George W. Joseph. He was married and had five children.^[5]

References

1. "Appeals Court Judges of Oregon". Oregon Blue Book. Oregon Secretary of State. 2015. Retrieved July 1, 2015.
2. "Reed Magazine: News of the College". reed.edu.
3. "Dorothy v. Summers, Individually and As Executrix of Theestate of John M. Summers, Deceased, et al.,plaintiffs-appellees. v. Interstate Tractor and Equipment Co., a Corporation,defendant-appellant, and General Motorscorporation, a Corporation, Defendant, 466 F.2d 42 (9th Cir. 1972)". Justia Law.
4. "Reed Magazine: An oral history of Reed College (1/2)". reed.edu.
5. http://oi.uchicago.edu/pdf/02-03_Memoriam_Joseph.pdf