Randolph Weatherbee Explained

Randolph A. Weatherbee (December 9, 1907 – May 20, 1976)[1] was an American lawyer and judge who served as the 80th Associate Justice of the Maine Supreme Court from December 21, 1966 until his death on May 20, 1976.[2] [3] [4]

Biography

Born in Portland, Weatherbee graduated from Bates College, in Lewiston, Maine with a Bachelor of Arts in 1932,[1] [5] and received his J.D. from Cornell Law School,[1] gaining admission to the bar in Maine in 1937.[6] A Republican, he served three terms in the Maine House of Representatives, where he chaired the judiciary committee,[6] and "championed a state lottery bill and he won passage of a measure which reformed professional boxing" in the state.[1] In 1940, he was elected county attorney for Penobscot County, Maine,[1] an din 1943 he declared his candidacy for the office of judge of probate for the county.[6]

In 1966, Governor John H. Reed elevated Weatherbee to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the resignation of Abraham M. Rudman.[1] Weatherbee was reappointed in 1973.[1]

Weatherbee and his wife, Barbara, had one son and one daughter.[1]

Weatherbee died in a Bangor, Maine, hospital following a heart attack at the age of 68.[1]

Notes and References

  1. "Justice Weatherbee Dies at 68", The Lewiston Daily Sun (May 21, 1976), p. 2.
  2. Web site: Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices Maine State Legislature. legislature.maine.gov. 2016-06-04.
  3. Web site: State of Maine (via Public) / Judge Powers Sworn in as Active Retired District Court Judge. www.publicnow.com. 2016-06-04.
  4. Web site: The Supreme Judicial Court of the State of Maine, 1820 to 2009. Nathan & Henry B. Cleaves Law Library. December 22, 2019.
  5. Web site: Bates College alumni.
  6. "Weatherbee a Candidate for Judge of Probate", The Bangor Daily News (November 24, 1943), p. 9.