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William R. Pattangall (view source)
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===Judicial tenure===
===Judicial tenure===
Due to "his attainments and qualifications for high judicial office could no longer be overlooked," Pattangall was appointed in early July 1926 by Gov. Brewster to become an associate justice on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, even though the two had previously been fierce political opponents.<ref>Grow, Mary (December 30, 2020). [https://townline.org/up-and-down-the-kennebec-valley-maine-supreme-court-chief-justices-from-kennebec-valley-part-2/ Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Maine Supreme Court Chief Justices from Kennebec Valley – Part 2]. ''The Town line Newspaper''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>
====Chief Justice of Supreme Judicial Court====
====Chief Justice of Supreme Judicial Court====
In early 1930, Pattangall was appointed chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court by Governor William T. Gardiner.<ref name=appointedchiefjustice/><ref>January 25, 1930. [https://www.nytimes.com/1930/01/25/archives/a-fine-example.html A FINE EXAMPLE.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref> During the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], he "disliked the advent of New Deal politics," according to Dr. Colin Windhorst of Washington County Community College.<ref name=bio/>
In early 1930, Pattangall was appointed chief justice of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court by Governor William T. Gardiner.<ref name=appointedchiefjustice/><ref>January 25, 1930. [https://www.nytimes.com/1930/01/25/archives/a-fine-example.html A FINE EXAMPLE.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref> During the presidency of [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]], he "disliked the advent of New Deal politics," according to Dr. Colin Windhorst of Washington County Community College.<ref name=bio/>