Charles E. Wolverton | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon | |
In office November 20, 1905 – September 21, 1926 | |
Appointed by | Theodore Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Charles B. Bellinger |
Succeeded by | John Hugh McNary |
18th Chief Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court | |
In office 1905 | |
Preceded by | Frank A. Moore |
Succeeded by | Robert S. Bean |
In office 1898–1900 | |
Preceded by | Frank A. Moore |
Succeeded by | Robert S. Bean |
Personal details | |
Born | Charles Edwin Wolverton May 16, 1851 Des Moines County, Iowa |
Died | September 21, 1926 Gearhart, Oregon | (aged 75)
Education | Christian College (B.S., A.B.) University of Kentucky College of Law (LL.B.) |
Charles Edwin Wolverton (May 16, 1851 – September 21, 1926) was an American state and federal judge in the state of Oregon. He was the 18th Chief Justice on the Oregon Supreme Court. He served as the chief twice during his eleven years on Oregon's highest court, followed by 21 years as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon.