Background
Prade, Arthur Thornton La was born on March 3, 1895 in Winslow, Arizona, United States. Son of Fernando Thornton and Lizzie (Dover) La Prade.
Prade, Arthur Thornton La was born on March 3, 1895 in Winslow, Arizona, United States. Son of Fernando Thornton and Lizzie (Dover) La Prade.
High school course, Arizona State Teachers College, Flagstaff, 1909-1913. Bachelor of Arts, University of California, 1917, Juris Doctor, 1920.
Began practice at Phoenix, Arizona, 1920. Assistant county attorney Maricopa County, Arizona, 1923-1924, county attorney, 1925-1926. Assistant attorney general of Arizona, 1929-1932, attorney general, 1933-1934.
Judge of Superior Court, 1939-1944. Judge of Arizona Supreme Court since 1945.
Served as 2d and First lieutenant cavalry, United States Army, August 1917-December 1918. Member Delta Chi.; Club: Phoenix Country.
Married Lucile Hooper, August 31, 1918. Children: Arthur Thornton, Loren Hooper, Janice, Paul Whitmer.