Background
Judge, Thomas Lee was born on October 12, 1934 in Helena, Montana, United States. Son of Thomas Patrick and Blanch (Guillot) Judge.
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Education
He graduated from the United States Army Adjutant General School at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana.
Career
He earned a bachelor"s degree in journalism from the University of Notre Dame and did his graduate study at the University of Louisville. Judge was married Carol Anderson in 1966. The couple had two sons, Thomas Warren Judge and Patrick Lane Judge.
Judge and Koch separated in 2003.
Judge was a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army and a captain in the United States Army Adjutant General Corps and in the United States Army Reserves from 1958 to 1964. In 1960, he became president and owner of a public relations firm.
Judge served in the Montana House of Representatives from 1961 to 1967 and in the Montana Senate from 1967 to 1969, and as 22nd Lieutenant Governor of Montana from 1969 to 1973. In 1972, when incumbent Governor of Montana Forrest Anderson declined to run for a second term, Judge ran to succeed him.
Judge was 38 years old at the time of his election as Governor.
When Judge ran for re-election in 1976, he was opposed by State Attorney General Bob Woodahl, whom he defeated in a landslide. During his tenure as Governor, he served on the Executive Committee of the National Governors Association and was chair of the Western Governors Conference. In the general election, Stan Stephens, the former President of the Montana Senate and the Republican nominee, defeated Judge by a slim margin.
Judge died in Chandler, Arizona on September 8, 2006 from respiratory failure, pulmonary fibrosis, at the age of 71.
He is interred at Resurrection Cemetery in Helena, Lewis & Clark County, Montana United States of America.
Achievements
Membership
Chairman Old West Region Commission, 1973. Chairman Federation Rocky Mountain States, 1974. Member Montana House of Representatives, 1960-1965, assistant minority leader, 1962.
Member Montana Senate, 1967-1969. Board directors Young Men’s Christian Association, 1962-1964. Served with Army of the United States, 1958-1959.
Member of Knights of Columbus, Elks, Eagles.
Connections
Married Suzie Koch, June 27, 1981. Children: Tommy, Patrick.
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Nationality
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Religion
Catholic Church -
Political Party
Democratic party
Education
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1957
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1960
Career
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1957 - 1958
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1958 - 1960
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1969 - 1973
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1973 - 1981
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1981 - 2006