| John Burnett | |
| Office: | 24th Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court |
| Termstart: | 1874 |
| Termend: | 1876 |
| Predecessor: | Lafayette F. Moser |
| Successor: | James F. Watson |
| Birth Date: | July 4, 1831 |
| Birth Place: | Louisiana, Missouri |
| Death Place: | Corvallis, Oregon |
| Spouse: | Martha Hinton |
John Burnett (July 4, 1831 - March 1, 1901[1]) was an American judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 24th associate justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. A native of Missouri, he also served as a county and circuit court judge in Oregon, and was elected to the Oregon State Senate.
Burnett was born on July 4, 1831, in Louisiana, Missouri, to Jane and Benjamin Burnett.[2] He was educated in Missouri before the family moved to California.[2] Burnett engaged in gold mining from 1849 to 1851 before returning to Missouri. In 1853, Burnett set off for Nevada County, California, with a band of cattle and upon his arrival he returned to gold mining.
Burnett then moved north to Oregon Territory in 1858.[2] The following year he married the former Martha Hinton and they settled in Benton County, Oregon, where they raised seven children.[2] Burnett also studied law and began private law practice in 1860.[2]
Then in 1870 he was elected as judge in Benton County. Next, in 1874 he won election to the Oregon Supreme Court.[3] He left the state's high court at the end of the term in 1876.[3] Burnett won election to the Oregon State Senate in 1878 as a Democrat from Benton County.[4] Then in 1882 Oregon Governor Thayer appointed Burnett to the Oregon circuit court for the 2nd district.[2] Burnett died on March 1, 1901, in Corvallis, Oregon.