James H. Hudson (1877 – August 21, 1947)[1] was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court from November 20, 1933, to August 21, 1947.[2]

Background

Born in Guilford, Hudson was admitted to the Maine State Bar in 1903,[1] and entered into private practice in partnership with his father. Hudson was a Piscataquis county attorney from 1913 to 1919. He then served as a Maine probate judge until his appointment to the state supreme court in 1933.[3]

Hudson had a heart attack on August 18, 1947, and died at the Augusta General Hospital.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b James Clark Fifiel, The American Bar (1918), p. 268.
  2. ^ Maine Supreme Court Chief and Associate Justices.
  3. ^ a b "The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Hudson". politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved 2022-07-13.


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