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American judge (1905–1988)
Robert Le Roy Tuckett (May 1905 – February 7, 1988)
[1] was a justice of the
Utah Supreme Court from 1966 to 1976.
[2]
[more in obit]
In June 1966, Governor
Cal Rampton appointed Tuckett to a seat on the state supreme court vacated by the death of Justice
Lester A. Wade.
[3]
Tuckett resigned as of August 31, 1976, in advance of reaching the mandatory retirement age of 72 the following year.
[4]
References
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^ "
Robert L. Tuckett, Ex-Utah Justice, Dies at 82", The Salt Lake Tribune (February 9, 1988), p. 31.
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^ Stephen W. Julien, "The Utah State Supreme Court and Its Justices, 1896-1976",
44 Utah Hist. Q. 267, 280-82 (1976).
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^ "Tuckett Files for Re-Election", The Daily Herald (June 21, 1972), p. 1.
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^ Charles J. Seldin, "
Utah High Court Justice R. L. Tuckett Resigns From Bench as of Aug. 31", The Salt Lake Tribune (July 20, 1976), p. 15.
Category:1905 births
Category:1988 deaths
Category:Justices of the Utah Supreme Court
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