John L. Rand

Infobox Judge
name = John L. Rand


imagesize = 175px
caption = Rand circa 1910
office = 22nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
termstart = 1927-29, 1933-1935
termend = 1939-1941
nominator =
appointer =
predecessor = George H. Burnett
Henry J. Bean
successor = Oliver P. Coshow
James U. Campbell
Percy R. Kelly
office2 = 52nd Associate Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court
termstart2 = 1921
termend2 = 1942
nominator2 =
appointer2 = Ben W. Olcott
predecessor2 = Henry L. Benson
successor2 = Arthur D. Hay
birthdate = October 28 1861
birthplace = Portsmouth, New Hampshire
deathdate = death date and age|1942|11|19|1861|10|28|mf=y
deathplace =
spouse = Edith G. Packwood

John Langdon Rand (October 28 1861-November 19 1942) was a U.S. politician and jurist in the state of Oregon. He served as the 22nd Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Overall he was on Oregon’s highest court from 1921 to 1942 serving as chief justice three times. A native of New Hampshire, he served in the Oregon State Senate prior to his judicial career.

Early life

John Rand was born October 28 1861, in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to John Sullivan Rand and the former Elvira Wallis Odiorne.Corning, Howard M. "Dictionary of Oregon History". Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956.] John junior was educated in Portsmouth and attended Smith Preparatory School there before enrolling at Dartmouth College. Rand graduated from Dartmouth in 1883 and moved to Walla Walla, Washington where he was a professor at Whitman College until 1885. That year he was accepted in Washington state’s bar (law).Colmer, Montagu, and Charles Erskine Scott Wood. "History of the Bench and Bar of Oregon". Portland, Or: Historical Pub. Co, 1910. p. 85.]

Legal career

Then in 1886 he moved to Baker City, Oregon, and was accepted into the Oregon bar and began serving as that city's attorney until 1888. From 1888 to 1890 he served as the county’s district attorney. Then in 1902 he was elected to a four-year term as a Republican to the Oregon State Senate representing Baker, Harney, and Malheur counties. [ [http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/legislative/histleg/statehood/1903reg.htm Oregon Legislative Assembly (22nd) 1903 Regular Session.] Oregon State Archives. Retrieved on January 22 2008.] After his stint in the Senate, Rand returned to private law practice.

On October 18 1921, John Rand was appointed by Oregon Governor Ben W. Olcott to replace justice Henry L. Benson on the Oregon Supreme Court after Benson died in office. [http://www.bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections27.htm Oregon Blue Book: Supreme Court Justices of Oregon.] Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 22 2008.] [http://bluebook.state.or.us/state/elections/elections24.htm Oregon Blue Book: Oregon Governors.] Oregon Secretary of State. Retrieved on January 22 2008.] He won a full six-year term in the 1922 elections, and was re-elected in 1928, 1934, and 1940. While on the bench of the state supreme court he served as chief justice from 1927 to 1929, 1933 to 1935, and 1939 to 1941 before dying in office on November 19 1942.

Family

On July 23 1895, Rand married Edith G. Packwood, and they would have two sons. Edith was the daughter of William H. Packwood who served at the Oregon Constitutional Convention in 1857.

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