George Moellring Explained

George Moellring (November 14, 1878 – May 31, 1935) was a justice of the North Dakota Supreme Court from December 1, 1933, to the end of 1934.[1]

Born in Quincy, Illinois, Moellring studied law at Chaddock College of Law and Highland Park College, gaining admission to the bar in 1901.[1] He moved to North Dakota the following year and in 1920 was elected to a seat on the District Court for the Fifth Judicial District, and was thereafter reelected to the seat. On December 1, 1933, he was appointed by Governor William Langer to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the resignation of Justice Luther E. Birdzell.[1] Moellring failed to win re-election to a full term in the 1934 election, and died the following year at the age of 56.[1]

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20181120095445/https://www.ndcourts.gov/court/bios/Moellring.htm North Dakota Supreme Court Justices page for George Moellring