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Show J. Allan Crockett Becomes Utah's New Chief Justice . p; , X i r "o ceremony conducted by the Utah State Bar. The new chief justice then administered ad-ministered the oath of Justice McDonough, who was re-elected in November. Rules of the court provide that ?ach justice serve at least two of his ten years as chief justice. During the ceremony Chief Justice Crockett said, "My purpose pur-pose is to carry on in a manner worthy of the fine traditions of the court. To have the wisdom to see what is righteous and just under the law and to have the courage, to always so apply it to all men without fear or fa- fa vor." The new chief justice is a native of Smithfield, Cache County. He moved to Salt Lake City and attended East High School and the University of Utah, receiving his bachelor of laws degree in 1931. He was admitted to the bar in 1931 and served as assistant Salt Lake County attorney for five years and was elected Third District Dis-trict judge in 1940. He was elected to the Supreme Court in 1950 after 10 years on the District Bench. J. ALLAN CROCKETT J. Allan Crockett this week became be-came chief justice of the Utah Supreme Court succeeding Roger I. McDonough, who administered j the oath of office in a 30-minute 4 |
