Background
Born and raised in Arizona, he was the son of David King Udall and Eliza Stewart Udall. In 1914 he married Louisa Lee, a granddaughter of John D. Lee and Jacob Hamblin.
Born and raised in Arizona, he was the son of David King Udall and Eliza Stewart Udall. In 1914 he married Louisa Lee, a granddaughter of John D. Lee and Jacob Hamblin.
Student of University of Arizona, 1912-1913.
They would later have six children. He passed the Arizona Bar exam in 1922, and was admitted to the bar, without having earned a law degree (a common practice in those days). Later that year he succeeded his father as stake president of the Saint Johns Stake, a position he held until 1945.
In 1922, he lost a bid to be elected as clerk to the Arizona Superior Court.
In 1946 he was elected to the Arizona Supreme Court, and remained a Justice of that court from 1947 until his death. In 1948 Udall wrote the majority opinion of the Arizona State Supreme Court granting Native Americans living on reservations the right to vote.
From 1951-1952 and 1957-1958 he served as the Chief Justice of that court. In 1960 he was awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Arizona.
He died on May 30 of that year.
His half-brother, Jesse Addison Udall, succeeded him as Justice and later Chief Justice of the Arizona Supreme court.
Someday, like everyone else, physical body will die. But spirit does not die, it goes to the spirit world, where it will continue to learn and progress and may be with loved ones who have passed on.
Member American and Arizona bar association, Phi Delta Phi. Member Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
Married Louise Lee, June 10, 1914. Children: Inez, Blma, Stewart Lee, Morris K., Eloise, David Burr.