Donald Mote Explained

Donald R. Mote (April 27, 1900 – September 17, 1968) was a justice of the Indiana Supreme Court from January 3, 1967, to September 17, 1968.^{[1] [2]}

Education and career

Born in Randolph County, Indiana, Mote attended DePauw University and Wabash College, where he "played tackle on the varsity football team",^[3] and received an A.B. in 1923. He obtained his legal education from the George Washington University Law School, receiving an LL.B. in 1927.^[1] He practiced law in Indianapolis from 1927 to 1937, thereafter moving to North Manchester, Indiana in 1937, and to Wabash, Indiana, in 1958. He served on the Indiana Court of Appeals from 1962 to 1966, when he was elected as a Republican to a six-year term the state supreme court.^[2]

Personal life

Mote married Flora Hunter, with whom he had a son and a daughter. Mote died at Wabash County Hospital "following a long illness attributed to cancer".^[2]

Notes and References

1. Minde C. Browning, Richard Humphrey, and Bruce Kleinschmidt, "Biographical Sketches of Indiana Supreme Court Justices", Indiana Law Review, Vol. 30, No. 1 (1997), section reproduced in Indiana Courts Justice Biographies page.
2. "Judge Donald Mote, 68, Dies Tuesday", The Columbus Republic (September 18, 1968), p. 4.
3. Web site: All-Time Football Lettermen . 2022 . sports.wabash.edu . Wabash College . December 31, 2022.