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As was reported during the time, Democrats discounted Pattangall's opposition towards Smith, with the Maine party chair claiming that it diverted "attention from water power."<ref>August 3, 1928. [https://www.nytimes.com/1928/08/03/archives/party-discounts-pattangalls-bolt-maine-democratic-chairman-says-it.html PARTY DISCOUNTS PATTANGALL'S BOLT; Maine Democratic Chairman Says It Is to "Divert Attention From Water Power." JUSTICE SIDES WITH WIFE Rejects Smith and Party's Candidate for Governor--Long aLeader in State.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>
As was reported during the time, Democrats discounted Pattangall's opposition towards Smith, with the Maine party chair claiming that it diverted "attention from water power."<ref>August 3, 1928. [https://www.nytimes.com/1928/08/03/archives/party-discounts-pattangalls-bolt-maine-democratic-chairman-says-it.html PARTY DISCOUNTS PATTANGALL'S BOLT; Maine Democratic Chairman Says It Is to "Divert Attention From Water Power." JUSTICE SIDES WITH WIFE Rejects Smith and Party's Candidate for Governor--Long aLeader in State.]. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved November 6, 2021.</ref>
===Chief Justice of Supreme Judicial Court===
===Judicial tenure===
====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/>