E. M. Page

Everil Max "E.M." Page (April 28, 1893 March 15, 1959) was an American lawyer and judge in the state of Oregon. He was appointed as the 63rd Associate Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court, serving for less than a year between 1949 and 1950.[1]

Everil M. Page
1913 graduation picture
63rd Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
In office
1949–1950
Appointed byDouglas McKay
Preceded byPercy R. Kelly
Succeeded byEarl C. Latourette
Personal details
BornApril 28, 1893
Salem, Oregon
DiedMarch 15, 1959(1959-03-15) (aged 65)

Early life

Page was born in Marion County, Oregon on April 28, 1893 near Salem, Oregon.[2] He received his high school education at Salem High School, and in 1913 he graduated from Willamette University College of Law.[3][4] In 1914 he passed the bar examination.[2]

Judicial career

In 1941, after the state legislature created a new judicial district, E.M. Page was appointed to the new court as circuit judge for Marion County, Oregon.[2] Then, on July 8, 1949, Oregon Governor Douglas McKay appointed Page to replace Percy R. Kelly on the Oregon Supreme Court.[5][6] Due to "ill health", Page resigned from Oregon’s high court less than a year later on January 18, 1950, and McKay replaced him with Earl C. Latourette.[1][6]

Later years

Everil Max Page died on March 15, 1959, at the age of 65 years.[1]

References

  1. "Statesman Journal from Salem, Oregon on March 17, 1959 · Page 7". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2018-06-15.
  2. Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956. p. 190.
  3. Gilkey, Errol (ed). The Wallulah. Willamette University, May 1913, Vol. 4.
  4. "College of Law". willamette.edu. Retrieved 2018-08-24.
  5. Oregon State Archives: Governor's Records Guides. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2008.
  6. Oregon Blue Book: Earliest Authorities in Oregon - Supreme Court Justices of Oregon. Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved January 10, 2008.


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