Background
Stephens, Harold Montelle was born on March 6, 1886 in Crete, Nebraska, United States. Son of Frank Bray and Lunette (Stebbins) Stephens.
Stephens, Harold Montelle was born on March 6, 1886 in Crete, Nebraska, United States. Son of Frank Bray and Lunette (Stebbins) Stephens.
Student of University of Utah, 1904-1906. Bachelor of Arts, Cornell University, 1909. Bachelor of Laws, Harvard, 1913, Scientiae Juridicae Doctor, 1932.
Doctor of Laws, (honorary), Georgetown University, 1939, University of Utah, 1950. Post graduate work University of California, 1930-1931, Harvard, 1931-1933.
Admitted Utah bar, 1912, and began practice in Salt Lake City. Assistant prosecuting attorney, Salt Lake County, 1915-1917. Judge Third Judicial District Court, Utah, 1917-1921.
Member Cheney, Jensen, Holman and Stephens, Salt Lake City, 1921-1928, Martineau and Stephens, Los Angeles, 1928. Appointed by President Roosevelt assistant attorney general unites states department of Justice, 1933-1935. Assistant to the attorney general, 1935.
The American Association For Justice, United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia, 1935-1948, appointed chief justice by President Truman, 1948. American chairman of Joint Committee on Interchange of Patent Rights and Information with Great Britain (for mutual aid in prosecution of World World War II, December 7, 1943-October 1, 1946).
Member grievance committee Utah State Bar Association, 1922-1923. Member Utah, California, Massachusetts and District Court of the United States for District of Columbia bars, bar of the United States Court of Appeals for District of Columbia, bar of Supreme Court of the United States Court. Member American Bar Association, Association Bar City of New York, American Judicature Society, Washington National Monument Society.
Clubs: Alta (Salt Lake City).
Married Virginia Adelle Bush, August 6, 1912.