Abe W. Turner
Justice pro tempore of the Utah Supreme Court
In office
March 14, 1944 – February 18, 1946
GovernorJ. Bracken Lee
Personal details
Born(1893-04-26)April 26, 1893
Heber City, Utah, United States
DiedMay 25, 1947(1947-05-25) (aged 54)

Abe W. Turner (April 26, 1893 – May 25, 1947)[1][2][3] was a justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1944 to 1946.[4]

Born in Heber City, Utah, Turner attended the University of Utah and received a degree from Georgetown University in 1916,[1][2] gaining admission to the Utah State Bar on October 9, 1916.[3] He was in private practice until 1931, when he became City Attorney of Provo. In 1932, he was elected to a seat on the Fourth Judicial District, thereafter winning reelection in 1936 and 1940.[3]

On March 14, 1944, Governor J. Bracken Lee named Turner a justice pro tempore of the Supreme Court of Utah, where Turner remained until February 18, 1946.[3]

After leaving the court, Turner resumed private practice in Provo, Utah, until his death at the age of 54.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Abe W. Turner, Former Utah Court Justice, Dies Suddenly", The Daily Herald (May 26, 1947), p. 2.
  2. 1 2 "Death of Judge Abe Turner, Former Supreme Justice", The Salt Lake Tribune (May 27, 1947), p. 4.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Abe W. Turner", The Utah Bar Bulletin, Volume 18 (1948), p. 150.
  4. ↑ Stephen W. Julien, "The Utah State Supreme Court and Its Justices, 1896-1976", 44 Utah Hist. Q. 267, 280-81 (1976).


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