Keith M. Callow
Keith M. Callow | |
|---|---|
| Justice of the Washington Supreme Court | |
| In office 1985–1991 | |
| Preceded by | Hugh J. Rosellini |
| Succeeded by | Charles W. Johnson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Keith McLean Callow January 11, 1925 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | April 4, 2008 (aged 83) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Spouse | Evelyn Case |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Lower Merion High School University of Washington (BA) |
| Profession | Lawyer, judge |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Battles/wars | |
| Awards | Purple Heart |
Keith McLean Callow (January 11, 1925 – April 4, 2008) was a justice of the Washington Supreme Court from 1985 to 1991.
Early life, education, military service, and career
[edit]Born in Seattle, Washington, Callow graduated from Lower Merion High School in 1943, and was drafted into the United States Army during World War II.[1] Callow was wounded at the Battle of the Bulge, for which he received a Purple Heart.[1][2] He thereafter received a B.A. from the University of Washington, followed by a law degree from the same institution.[1] He was a law clerk to Justice Matthew W. Hill, and a trial lawyer, practicing law for seventeen years, including as an assistant attorney general, before serving as a judge in Washington state courts for fifteen years.[2]
Judicial service
[edit]On July 5, 1969, Governor Daniel J. Evans appointed Callow to a seat on the King County Superior Court.[3] Callow thereafter served for a period on the Washington Court of Appeals until 1985,[4] when Callow was elected to a seat on the state supreme court that was to be vacated by the retirement of Hugh J. Rosellini.[5] In 1990, Callow lost a bid for another term on the court, and thereafter worked for the United States Department of State, assisting attorneys and judges in Estonia and Kyrgyzstan with the establishment of post-Soviet legal systems.[1]
Personal life and death
[edit]While attending the University of Washington, Callow met and married Evelyn Case, to whom he was married for 58 years, until her death. They had three children.[1]
Callow died in Seattle at the age of 83, from complications of diabetes and a kidney failure that had inflicted him since 2006.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f "Keith McLean Callow". The Seattle Times. April 14, 2008.
- ^ a b "4 new justices make history on high court", Spokane Chronicle (January 14, 1985), p. 3.
- ^ "Evans Names New Judges", The Spokesman-Review (July 8, 1969), p. 13.
- ^ "Judge Keith Callow". Washington Courts. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
- ^ "Hugh Rosellini, state's senior justice, dies", Spokane Chronicle (November 27, 1984), p. 14.
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