Joseph Helm | |
|---|---|
| Chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court | |
| In office 1889–1892 | |
| Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court | |
| In office 1882–1892 | |
| Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court | |
| In office 1907–1909 | |
| Appointed by | Governor Henry Augustus Buchtel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joseph Church Helm June 30, 1848 Chicago, Illinois |
| Died | May 13, 1915 |
| Resting place | Fairmount Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | State representative, state senator, chief justice of the supreme court |
Joseph Church Helm (June 30, 1848 – May 13, 1915) was a jurist from Colorado. He served as a Colorado state representative, a Colorado state senator, and as an associate justice and chief justice of the Colorado Supreme Court. He ran for governor in 1892 and was defeated by Davis Hanson Waite.
At the age of 13, he enlisted as a drummer boy in the Union Army during the Civil War. Over four years, he saw numerous battles and then was a captured and held at the Belle Isle Prisoner Camp, when he was released in 1863, he became private. He stayed in the war until its end, when he was 17 years of age. He saved his pay from his service to pay for his college education.