Joseph J. McFadden

Joseph J. McFadden (1916 – November 28, 1991) was Chief Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court, and served on the court from 1959 to 1982.^[1]

Born in Boise, Idaho, McFadden went to high school in Hailey, did pre-law studies in Pocatello, and attended the University of Idaho College of Law in Moscow for two years.^[2]

McFadden then became a court reporter for judge Doran Sutphen of the Idaho 4th Judicial District, in Gooding, under whom McFadden continued his legal studies, gaining admission to the bar in Idaho in 1940.^[2] He then entered the practice of law in Hailey,^[3] leaving for two years to serve in the military during World War II, from 1944 to 1946.^[3][2]

After the war, McFadden returned to Hailey, and the following year, after the death of his father, was elected to the position his father had held of Blaine County prosecutor.^[2]

In 1959, Governor Robert E. Smylie appointed McFadden to the Idaho Supreme Court; the seat was vacated by the death of Chief Justice .^[2] McFadden was re-elected to the court in 1960,^[4] 1966,^[5] 1972,^[6] and 1978, then resigned from the court on August 31, 1982,^[3] continuing to hear cases by designation until his death.^[2]

He died in a hospital in Boise.^[2]

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