- Alvin C. Strutz
Alvin C. Strutz (
May 5 ,1903 -July 16 ,1973 ) was the Chief Justice on theNorth Dakota Supreme Court in 1967 and from 1971 to 1973. He died while serving on the court at the age of 70 in 1973, after serving for 14 years. Strutz also served as theAttorney General ofNorth Dakota from 1937 to 1944, and also ran forGovernor of North Dakota that year.Biography
Alvin Strutz was born in 1903, the son of Rev. and Mrs. R. E. Strutz of
Jamestown, North Dakota . He attended the public schools in Jamestown, and graduated from Jamestown High School in 1921, and fromJamestown College in 1925. He spent two years after his graduation as a high school teacher, and entered law school at theUniversity of North Dakota in 1927, graduating in 1930 with the degree ofJuris Doctor . He practiced law in Jamestown until 1933 when he moved his practice to Bismarck. In 1937, He was appointed by the Governor as Attorney General of North Dakota upon the resignation ofPeter O. Sathre . He served in that capacity until 1944 when he did not seek re-election. [North Dakota Blue Book, 1942] In 1967, Strutz was appointed to theNorth Dakota Supreme Court in 1958, and served until his death at age 70 in 1973. During his tenure on the court, he served as the Chief Justice two times; in 1967, and from 1971 to 1973. Strutz was married to Vee Minor on August 28, 1930 inRiceville, Iowa . They had two children; William and Donna Vee.Notes
External links
* [http://www.ndcourts.com/history/ Alvin C. Strutz biography]
* [http://www.ndcourts.com/ North Dakota Supreme Court official website]
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