Background
Howe, Richard Cuddy was born on January 20, 1924 in South Cottonwood, Utah, United States. Son of Edward E. and Mildred (Cuddy) Howe.
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Howe, Richard Cuddy was born on January 20, 1924 in South Cottonwood, Utah, United States. Son of Edward E. and Mildred (Cuddy) Howe.
Born in South Cottonwood, Utah, Howe attended Woodstock Elementary School in Murray, and graduated from Granite High School.
He served on the Utah Supreme Court from 1980 to 2002, and was the Chief Justice of the Utah Supreme Court from 1998 to April 2002. He received a Bachelor of Surgery degree in speech from the University of Utah in 1943, and received his law degree from the University of Utah College of Law in 1948. Howe served eighteen years in the Utah State Legislature: six terms in the Utah House of Representatives from 1951 to 1958, and from 1969 to 1972, and two terms in the Utah Senate, from 1972 to 1978.
During this time he served as a Judge in the Murray City Court from 1953 to 1955, and as Speaker of the House from 1971 to 1972.
In December 1980, Utah Governor Scott M. Matheson appointed Howe to a seat on the Utah Supreme Court vacated by the resignation of Justice Doctorate. Frank Wilkins. Howe served as Associate Chief Justice from 1988 to 1993, and became Chief Justice in March 1998.
He also served as the Judicial Council"s representative on the Utah State Retirement Membership Council. Howe retired on December 31, 2002, and was succeeded on the Court by Jill Parrish.
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Chairman, original member Salt Lake County Merit Council. Member Utah House of Representatives, 1951-1958, 69-72, Utah Senate, 1973-1978. Member American Bar Association, Utah Bar Association, Sons of Utah Pioneers.
Married Juanita Lyon, August 30, 1949. Children: Christine Howe Schultz, Andrea Howe Reynolds, Bryant, Valerie Howe Winegar, Jeffrey, Craig.