Background
Phelps, Marlin Theophelus was born on October 9, 1980 in Dunlap, Tennessee, United States. Son of William A. and Rebecca (Johnson) Phelps.
Phelps, Marlin Theophelus was born on October 9, 1980 in Dunlap, Tennessee, United States. Son of William A. and Rebecca (Johnson) Phelps.
Student Emory and Henry College, Emory, Virginia, 1905-1906. Vanderbilt University, 1906-1909. Bachelor of Laws, 1912.
1 son, William Nelson. Married second, Fae Boaedman, September 4, 1956 Admitted to Arizona bar, 1913, and practiced in Phoenix, 1913-1923. Judge, Superior Court, Phoenix, 1923-1949.
Justice Supreme Court of Arizona, 1949-1961, retired, chief justice, 1954, 59.
Member awards jury for current Freedoms Foundation, Valley Forge, 1954. Member conference of chief justices, State Supreme Court Justices of the United States. Member Citizens Foreign Aid Committee.
Member American, Arizona and Maricopa County bar associations, American Academy Public Affairs, John Birch Society (national council), Phi Alpha Delta (honorary).
Married Margaret Louise Nelson, September 14, 1910 (deceased, September 18, 1953). Married second, Fae Boaedman, September 4, 1956 Admitted to Arizona.