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Herbert S. MacDonald

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Herbert S. MacDonald
Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
In office
1972–1977
Personal details
Born(1903-01-14)January 14, 1903
DiedJanuary 15, 1998(1998-01-15) (aged 95)
NationalityAmerican
EducationYale College
Harvard Law School
Occupationjurist

Herbert S. MacDonald (January 14, 1907 – January 15, 1998)[1] was a justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 1972 to 1975. He also served as a one term member of the Connecticut State Senate from 1946 to 1948.[2]

Born in Uniontown, Pennsylvania,[1] he was 1929 graduate of Yale College and received his law degree from Harvard Law School in 1932.[3]

MacDonald was elected to the court in 1946, receiving roughly two thirds of the popular vote.[2] He retired from full service on the court on January 14, 1972. He died at a hospital in North Branford, Connecticut, at the age of 91.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Herbert MacDonald; Supreme Court Justice", Hartford Courant (January 22, 1998), p. B9.
  2. ^ a b "State of Connecticut Elections Database » Candidate: Herbert S. MacDonald". State of Connecticut Elections Database.
  3. ^ "Judge & Attorney Biographies". Connecticut State Library. Retrieved June 14, 2023.


Political offices
Preceded by Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court
1972–1977
Succeeded by